{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-120.127","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 120.127","heading":"Employees of port authority; transfer and payment of sick leave and annual leave; salary rate; job seniority and pension rights.","body":"Sec. 27.\n\nThe employees of an authority, existing on the effective date of this act, of a city or county which creates or participates in an authority created under this act shall become the employees of that succeeding authority.\n\nEach employee at his or her option may transfer all or part of accumulated sick leave and shall be paid 1/2 of all unused accumulated sick leave not transferred. The employee also may transfer all or part of accumulated annual leave not to exceed more than 27 days and shall be paid for all unused accumulated annual leave not transferred.\n\nThe transferred employee shall continue at his or her present salary rate, and if greater than that paid in the constituent unit for similar work, shall remain at the current level until matched by that constituent unit.\n\nJob seniority and pension rights shall be credited as if first employed by the constituent unit.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 120","Act Act-639-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-120-127","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"4e481c10706dfe784092728d4c46e7afe2698f96512ed7b5564b51644d6d7fa2","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-120.126","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-120.128"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}