Michigan State Employees Ass'n v. Department of Corrections

The question presented in this appeal is whether licensed master plumbers and licensed master electricians who are employed by a non-contractor employer to perform the duties of a supervising licensed master plumber or electrician to oversee plumbing or electrical work performed for that employer and to obtain permits may also hold a plumbing or electrical contractor’s license to maintain a plumbing or electrical business outside his or her employment. We hold that there is no statutory prohibition against this and that the Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG) lacks the authority to…