Webinar Series: The ESTA One Year Mark: Fines, Penalties, Reality

Join us for an essential, information‑packed session on the first year of the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) and what its enforcement now means for employers.

Over the past year, organizations have navigated evolving rules, increased oversight, and new consequence structures. Now that the law has reached its one‑year mark, the compliance landscape is clearer—and the risks are higher.

Attorney Michelle Bayer of Joelson Rosenberg, PLC will break down what employers need to know about fines, penalties, compliance expectations, and the practical realities companies are facing in 2026.

✅ Event Highlights

• The first year of ESTA: what regulators are prioritizing
• Common employer mistakes and how to avoid them
• Real-world examples of fines and penalty actions
• Compliance strategies for the year ahead
• Live Q&A with Attorney Michelle Bayer

About the Speaker

Michelle D. Bayer, J.D. is an attorney and principal of the firm, who has specialized her practice in employment law since becoming a member of the State Bar of Michigan in 1996. Ms. Bayer works with a broad array of businesses, including health care entities, to establish written operating and business handbooks, policies and procedures, employment manuals, employment contracts, and non-compete agreements as well as to provide counsel and advice, training, and investigations, for management and staff with regard to discrimination, harassment, Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) administration, accommodation, whistleblower investigations, and other issues.