Michigan minimum wage

As Michigan lawmakers fight over sick leave and wage changes, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposes delaying implementation until July.

Michigan minimum wage and paid sick leave laws take effect Feb. 21 — unless the Legislature changes them first.

Suppressing worker wages strikes me as shortsighted. I know firsthand the benefits of fairly compensating my staff.

The Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association estimates that one in every five restaurants would close, and 50,000 jobs — 67% of this workforce — could be lost.

Michigan's small businesses are under threat. The Earned Sick Time Act puts thousands of them at risk of scaling back or even shutting down.

Michigan lawmakers aim to change minimum wage and sick leave laws before they take effect next month. Here’s how.

House lawmakers are expected to vote on amending minimum wage, sick leave laws in the coming days. Their plan would exempt 1 of 3 workers from sick leave mandates.

Michigan’s business, restaurant industry officials flock to Lansing urging changes to pending sick leave, tipped wage laws.

A host of new laws are coming to Michigan in 2025, from cage-free eggs to expanded unemployment benefits, along with wage and sick leave rules that lawmakers are still debating whether to change.

The clock is ticking on Michigan’s Lame-duck Legislature. Here’s the latest.

In a dramatic exchange, House Republicans walked off the floor. Democrats proceeded to approve bills to deter “sextortion.”

Poised to lose control of the Michigan House, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and fellow Democrats are pushing economic development, firearm and criminal justice reforms in the final weeks of 2024.

These policies ignore the realities of running a small business. Owners already stretched thin by inflation and workforce shortages will now face added costs and confusing compliance hurdles.

New plan would keep a lower rate for tipped workers but still raise Michigan’s minimum wage to $15. “It’s not a partisan issue, it’s an economic issue,” said one advocate.

Several proposals have not crossed the finish line in this session, including a $6 billion plan that could fund large-scale incentives for 10 years.

Republicans retook control of the state House on Tuesday, giving Democrats just weeks to pass their wish lists and pet projects. Expect a frantic finish.

Michigan should move ahead with a planned minimum wage increase and eliminate a lower rate for tipped workers by 2030, the state Supreme Court said Wednesday. Some of those workers are not happy.

From pollution to health care, lawmakers are sitting on a number of bills they once deemed priorities. Will they pass this session?

Both 2024 presidential candidates are touting a plan to ditch taxes on tips. A recent Michigan ruling may neuter those efforts.

Michigan would start court-ordered minimum wage hikes at $12.48 an hour next year under an “intended approach,” the state said in a motion asking Supreme Court justices for clarity on their earlier ruling.