Posts tagged Chamber of Commerce
Michigan Legislature Is Mulling An ABC Test
October 13, 2023 // The local Chamber of Commerce warns there will be no exemptions for Michigan’s independent workers (unlike California’s AB5 which exempted over 100 occupations). The Great Lake State currently employs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 20-factor test, which is more amenable and receptive to flexible work arrangements. HB 4391, on the other hand, would create an independent contractor disclosure notice to “self-report alleged misclassification issues” to accompany HB 4390. This timing isn’t coincidental. Michigan repealed its right-to-work law earlier this year. As I noted at IWF back in April, here’s the immediate fallout from repealing right-to-work:
Why Railway Unions Oppose the Deal Biden Helped Arrange
September 14, 2022 // The eventual proposal the PEB came up with seems on its surface pretty good for the workers: a 24 percent wage increase through 2024, with another 14 percent wage increase effective immediately. That would put the average pay for a rail worker at $110,000 per year by the end of the agreement, not counting benefits. About 10 of the 15 unions have taken the deal, but two of the large ones Sheet Metal Air Rail Transportation and the Teamsters Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have balked. They represent an estimated 66,000 workers and are demanding better sick leave and attendance policies.