LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Recent updates to the Michigan Civil Service regulations and bargaining agreements will give organ-donation leave to qualified state employees.

The state said these updates would provide paid leave for eligible state employees who are donating a kidney, part of a liver, or bone marrow. The employees will not be required to exhaust sick time or annual leave time before taking advantage of the paid organ-donation leave.

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The state said the length of organ-donation leave for necessary recovery is 60 calendar days from the date of donation for those who donated a kidney or part of their liver and 30 calendar days from the date of donation for those who donated bone marrow.

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