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From Batting Nets to 'Hide Haulers,' Almost Everything Requires a License in Detroit

City regulations likely among the most stringent in the nation

… business in Detroit face licensing fees of up to $1,500 depending … furniture movers must pay a $178 licensing fee and $25 each for more … will have to pay a $138 licensing fee while animal hide haulers … Hotel, theater and restaurant licensing fees are adjusted according … steps to obtain a business license. Prospective business owners …

Michigan House Passes Bills Rolling Back Arbitrary ‘Handyman’ Licensing

Projects costing less than $4,000 would face fewer restrictions

… obtain an amateur pilot’s license, the Federal Aviation Authority … instruction. The state of Michigan licenses nearly 200 occupations, including … you are required to have a license — but if you build a fence … painting that wall requires a license. Paving with asphalt requires no license, laying down concrete does. …

License Restrictions Block Getting More Nurses Where Needed

States could help patients by honoring each others’ medical licenses

… come out of retirement, but licensing restrictions are an obstacle … revise their professional licensing rules to allow a concept known as universal license recognition. If Michigan did … how states treat driver’s licenses from other states, except … this case for occupational license,” Slivinski said. State Rep. …

Bills Reduce Work Restrictions, Give Those With Criminal Records Another Chance

Michigan House licensing bills supported by bipartisan legislators and groups across the political spectrum

… House bills 6110 to 6113, licensing boards or agencies could … a candidate from certain licenses under a “good moral character” … A person could still be denied a license if past criminal activity … require the state to review licenses currently on the books and … and attain an occupational license, but find they are prohibited …

Why Michigan Licensing Laws Are So Destructive

Everything you need to know about occupational regulations in the Great Lakes State

The state of Michigan licenses about 160 occupations while cities, like Detroit, require even more. Occupational licensing is the fees, educational coursework, training … policy analyst Jarrett Skorup speaks about why licensing laws in the Great Lakes State are so destructive …

State Reforms of Occupational Licensing

New report from Cato highlights Michigan work

… Institute features a piece on licensing co-written by Mackinac Center … “The Latest on Occupational Licensing Reform” and notes that “at … excerpt is below. STATE LICENSING REFORM The federal antitrust … but the vast majority of licensing exists at the state level. … notes that the typical state licenses some 60 different occupations. …

Michigan Bill Would Free Barbers to Meet Licensing Hours Through Apprenticeships

1,800 hours could be done in a shop rather than a classroom

… hours for licensure, and its fees for license applicants are much lower than ours. Through their occupational licensing requirements, states create obstacles … barbers, a recent study showed, licensing means fewer jobs and workers in … regularly review the occupational licenses it has on the books and eliminate …

Whitmer To Regulators: You Must Consider Shutting Down Businesses Violating My Orders

Business licenses also in jeopardy

… orders a priority. It also authorized the immediate closure and possible license suspension for businesses that do not follow them. The executive directive also … credible complaint about a business violating her orders must be referred to licensing authorities to be investigated. It also requires that state department …

Two Cheers for Legislators on Licensing

Good progress in 2013, more to be done

… under-the-radar public policy issue is occupational licensing – state rules that require residents to meet … immigration clerical assistants. It also tweaked some licensing requirements for barbers. The Legislature also … Regulatory Reinvention. For most jobs that require licenses, the mandates do not benefit the public in any …

How Michigan Stands in the Way of Poor People Getting Medical Care

For Remote Area Medical, licensing laws are a challenge

… the nonprofit is responsible for checking the licensing,” Eastman said. Tennessee, for example, passed … few days ahead of time, the group can check the license through a national database. It’s no surprise … regulations. Others provide temporary permits or licenses. But too many are like Michigan, with overbearing …

Arbitrary Michigan Licensing Laws: Auto Mechanic vs. Makeup Artist

Esthetician requires far more mandatory hours and much higher fees

Occupational licenses are pitched as a necessity to protect … evaluate new and existing licenses. That’s why education, testing … she needs an esthetician license. To get legal permission to … overbearing occupational licensing laws results in more than … separate new study finds that licensing laws result in less economic …

Past Mistakes Haunt Builder Trying to Find Work

Michigan’s occupational licensure mandate can permanently impair those with criminal records

… wants to do requires a state license. And like most states, Michigan … background from obtaining a license. About 70 percent of Michigan’s … difficult to gain an occupational license. “The state's moral character … doesn’t require a builder’s license – but once it does, I’m not … of work to do so without a license, but only as long as the project …

Michigan’s occupational licensing regime: not the best, not the worst

State ranking remains at 30 in report on requirements governments impose on job-seekers

… looked at the occupational licensing requirements of the 50 states, … by much. An occupational license is a kind of permission slip … worker who wants to secure a license must undergo a certain number … at the burden a state’s licensing requirements put on workers. … at the average fee for a license and the average number of …

Licensing reforms would ease Michigan’s pain

Let anesthesiology assistants work for themselves

… public, states establish licensing laws that require individuals … pay fees to administer the licensing regime. But there’s a trade-off. … or braids hair without a license is breaking the law unless … said that should require a license). Licensing laws often establish subcategories …

Some Desperate Barbers, Salons, Others Reopen Despite Lockdown

But beware the license bureau

… Michigan sheriffs have said they will not enforce lockdown orders, the state licensing bureau is offering no similar leniency. Karl Manke's barber's license has been suspended.

No Evidence Michigan License for Funeral Homes is Effective

But, to benefit incumbents, lawmakers looking to expand it

… a bill that would expand licensing requirements for funeral … difficult for someone with a license from another state to come … Individuals and businesses with a license already would be “grandfathered … too typical of how most licensing rules come into place. Wakeman … association, requires no license for mortuary science or other …

Michigan Can Do More On Occupational Licensing

Free event in Lansing next month

… training and purchase a state license. Fortunately, Michigan does … it comes to occupational licensing. If this issue interests … Overbearing Occupational Licensing Laws.” Here’s the synopsis: Occupational licensing is now one of the largest … minimum wage. The problem of licensing is becoming increasingly …

Detroit Dishes Out Excessive Taxes, Fees To Business Owners

City licensing and inspection fees among the highest measured; $400 for an awning

… She pays $1,800 for a valet license. And the city taxes her $400 simply … "They just keep taxing and licensing us to death to bring in income," … it would cost in terms of licensing and inspection fees to start … when reviewing four common licensing fees. Detroit ($2,660) also … common inspection fees. Licensing fees for restaurants are …

Let’s Get to Work

How to fix Michigan’s licensing laws

Occupational licensing is when the government requires people to complete educational and training programs, … typically determine the requirements. Occupational licenses are meant to protect the public from people unfit … research finds little evidence that occupational licensing laws improve the quality of services or public …

Ex-Con Working as Nurse Gets Denied License When Moving to Michigan

Great Lakes State has some of the most stringent laws in the nation

… new state, but Michigan’s licensing agency denied him the opportunity … those seeking an occupational license in health care fields to report … Reuben did — and it can deny a license to anyone with a conviction, … gainful employment due to licensing requirements. Refusing a license to someone with a criminal …