Mich. Comp. Laws § 421.5

Sec. 5. The director must receive an annual salary and is entitled to the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of the director's official duties, to be paid from the administration fund. The director shall devote the director's entire time to the duties of the office. The director may appoint employees and assistants as necessary for the proper exercise of the director's official duties and may delegate to those employees or assistants the authority as the director considers reasonable and necessary. Employees and assistants must receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties. Compensation and expenses of the director, assistants, and employees must be paid from the administration fund.