Michigan State Representative Charles Smiley (Dem) is the leading sponsor for new state legislation that would offer a significant tax break to employers who hire an unemployed veteran.

House Bill 5144 . . . would provide 25 percent of compensation paid by an employer with less than 100 employees to their employee or $4,000, whichever is less.

“We must do better to make sure Michigan veterans get a good job” said Smiley, a member of the House Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee.

Read the article by Roberto Acosta.