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MEMBERS:
SEN. DARRIN CAMILLERI, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MARY CAVANAGH
SEN. THOMAS ALBERT, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON LABOR
SENATOR JOHN CHERRY
CHAIR
3600 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-0142
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
April 17, 2025
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Labor was scheduled for Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. in
Room 1300 of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Presentation from the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity regarding Federal Actions and
Workers' Rights.
2. Testimony from Terminated Federal Employees and the Subsequent Impact on Programs and
Workforce in Michigan.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.. The Chair instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time,
the following members were present: Chair Cherry, Sen.(s) Camilleri, Cavanagh and Albert
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding federal actions and workers' rights:
Sean Egan and Jayshona Hicks, Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding terminated federal employees and
the subsequent impact on programs and workforce in Michigan:
Nicole Rice, Resident
Leslie Desmond, Resident
Andrew Lennox, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
The Chair entertained a motion by Senator Camilleri to adopt the meeting minutes from January 29, 2025.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair made a motion to adjourn the committee at
9:47 a.m. Without objection, the committee was adjourned.
Date adopted by committee: 05/01/25