Second-Chance Employers A public register · est. 2026

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Michigan

We can name 5 employers in Michigan. That is what the register holds today, not the number of companies in Michigan that hire people with records.

EmployerBased inWorkWhat we read
Butterball FarmsGrand Rapids, Michigan specialty butter producer serving food manufacturers and foodservice, with a workforce that includes second-chance hires.
Grand Rapids, MIManufacturingFood serviceNot re-confirmedFair Chance Business Pledge, 2016 White House archiveRead September 3, 2026
Eastside Fish FryLansing, Michigan restaurant and fish-chips stand on the city's east side that hires workers with records and other employment barriers.
Lansing, MIFood serviceVerifiedJails to Jobs, Second Chance Employers NetworkRead September 3, 2026
General MotorsMajor US automaker with assembly and component plants concentrated in the Midwest.
Detroit, MIManufacturingVerifiedSecond Chance Business Coalition member listRead September 3, 2026
Kelly ServicesOne of the largest US staffing firms, placing workers in light industrial, office, and technical roles nationwide.
Troy, MIStaffing agenciesOffice and administrativeStaffing agencyVerifiedJails to Jobs, Second Chance Employers NetworkRead September 3, 2026
ShinolaDetroit manufacturer of watches, leather goods, and other consumer products with an assembly factory and retail stores.
Detroit, MIManufacturingRetailNot re-confirmedFair Chance Business Pledge, 2016 White House archiveRead September 3, 2026
5 in MichiganThe whole register

What the law gives you in Michigan

Michigan banned the box for state government jobs only, and state law blocks Michigan cities from protecting you at a private employer.

Private employers Government jobs only A 2015 state law bars any Michigan city or county from telling a private employer what it may ask on an application, and a 2018 amendment extended that to the interview. Detroit’s ordinance was never anything but city hiring. State department applications dropped the question by executive directive in 2018, which is policy, not law. Michigan does give you two real things against a private employer: a misdemeanor arrest that did not end in conviction cannot be used, and a set-aside record cannot be used, with clean slate setting aside many misdemeanors after seven years and eligible felonies after ten. Local Government Labor Regulatory Limitation Act, MCL 123.1384; Michigan Executive Directive 2018-4 · checked September 17, 2026

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