Michigan HR guidance for practitioners.
Pick a topic below to see the federal rule, the MI statute, and the practitioner steps Ask HR AI walks you through in a session.
Michigan at a glance
- Report lookback: 7 years (FCRA default). Michigan follows FCRA. Clean Slate Act expungements (eff. 2023) must be suppressed.
- Ban-the-box: Public sector (Executive Directive 2018-04). Governor Whitmer's directive removed the conviction question from state-agency initial applications.
- Salary history: Public-employer ban (Executive Directive 2019-10). Applies to state-agency hiring only; no statewide private rule.
- Cannabis: Recreational legal; no statewide off-duty protection. MCL §333.27955 preserves the employer's right to enforce zero-tolerance policies despite Initiated Law 1 of 2018.
Michigan topics
FCRA adverse action in Michigan
The two-step FCRA adverse action process: pre-adverse notice with a copy of the report and Summary of Rights, a reasonable waiting period, and the final adverse action notice.
Read the MI guideBan-the-Box and Fair Chance hiring in Michigan
When employers may ask about criminal history, individualized assessment requirements, and the state and city ordinances that add rules on top of federal EEOC guidance.
Read the MI guideWage and hour in Michigan
FLSA exempt vs non-exempt classification, overtime rules, meal and rest breaks, off-the-clock work, and state daily-overtime rules that overlay the federal floor.
Read the MI guideLeaves and accommodations in Michigan
Coordinating FMLA, ADA reasonable accommodation, workers' comp, pregnancy accommodation, and state paid family and medical leave programs.
Read the MI guideDrug testing and marijuana in Michigan
Pre-employment, reasonable-suspicion, and post-accident drug testing across states with off-duty cannabis protections and safety-sensitive carve-outs.
Read the MI guidePay transparency and pay equity in Michigan
State and city pay range disclosure laws, pay equity analyses, and how to respond to an applicant's compensation question.
Read the MI guideHarassment prevention and training in Michigan
Mandatory sexual harassment training in CA, NY, IL, CT, DE, ME, WA — plus prevention policies, complaint channels, and Faragher/Ellerth defenses.
Read the MI guideBackground check basics for HR in Michigan
What a compliant employment background check includes, FCRA disclosure and authorization, and how to interpret common report components.
Read the MI guideRelated SafestHires resources for Michigan
- Michigan background-check rules — the underlying state-screening reference.
- Michigan FACIS healthcare screening — Medicaid exclusion and licensing boards.
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