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Good With His Hands, But Sidelined By Massage License Requirement

Study: 'You need a license for that' mostly about keeping competition down, prices up

… classes, and more for a state licensing application and mandatory … obtaining his massage therapy license. Michigan requires 500 hours … graduation." Michigan only began licensing massage therapists in 2009. … Center study on occupational license laws, said Michigan should review the many licensing mandates the state imposes. … more

Detroit is Becoming Friendlier to Entrepreneurs

The number of licensing violations enforced by the city has decreased

… program. The city has so many arbitrary and silly licensing requirements on the books, that it seemed that … have backed off from strict compliance with licensing rules. The Mackinac Center sent open records requests for every business license violation in Detroit for 2016 and 2017 and found … more

Unnecessary Regulations Prevent People From Working

New report shows licensing reduces the supply of workers by 20 percent

… workers. But the state’s licensing laws greatly reduce the number … the employment effects of licensing laws. “How Much of a Barrier to Entry is Occupational Licensing?” estimates that mandatory state licenses lower the number of people … varying requirements found in licensing laws, such as mandatory exams, … more

State Law May Drive Job-Seeking Michigan Woman To Move Elsewhere

Lacking cosmetology license, she looks west for opportunity

… to Las Vegas because the licensing laws in her home state make … she doesn’t have the proper licenses the state requires. A widow … cosmetology or esthetician license when all she wants to do is … doesn’t have the occupational licenses required by the state. “I’ve … there, that you don’t need a license for.” Williams faces a conflict … more

An Opening for Michigan Licensing Reform

When the state asks for higher fees, repeal the mandates

… $147 million in revenue for licenses and permits. But the total … The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, or … departments. Last year, Michigan’s licensing apparatus collected a total … how much some occupation’s licensing fees subsidize the cost of … legislators should eliminate licensing requirements for occupations … more

Cutting Hair or Working as an Athletic Trainer in Michigan May Get a Bit Easier

Bills would lessen some licensing restrictions

… R-Ludington, would revise the licensing law for athletic trainers … maintain a newly required license mandated by the state (the … discretion of government licensing officials.” House Bill 4335, … or cosmetologist to get a license in either occupation more … Each occupation has its own licensing requirements, and the bill … more

Michigan Will Soon Restrict Real Estate Agents When Displaying Their Names

New state licensing rules called anti-competitive

… Legislature decided to revise licensing rules for real estate workers, … as well as the official licensing agency. But new mandates … to go through the state’s licensing process, or else the company … Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Michigan … board overseeing the state license, most are on the policy committee … more

Superintendent Earns Praise Painting School – Which Would Be Illegal If He Were Paid

Painting isn’t dangerous and Michigan should eliminate its license

… directly for this work, state licensing laws would make his effort … mandates. Most people believe licensing laws exist to protect the … evidence that the states that license painters experience fewer … it’s hard to see how this license requirement makes the public … their own homes. Plus, the licensing law isn’t strictly enforced … more

Detroiters Benefit From Snyder Licensure, Criminal Records Orders

Initial applications for state jobs and licenses won’t ask about criminal records

… administering occupational licenses to remove a check box, commonly found on license applications, which asks, … criminal record when processing licensing applications, which will … 6280 would prohibit state licensing boards from barring an individual … law governing a particular license specifies that the felony … more

Should A Past Crime Bar Someone From Becoming A Roofer?

Michigan gets poor grades on licensing laws that keep reformed criminals unemployed

… jobs to get an occupational license, which in returns meeting … title of an occupational licensing scorecard published by the … grade on how fairly its licensing laws treat applicants with … the scorecard, the state's licensing laws fail to give due process … that part of the scorecard. Licensing boards here also do not give … more