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Michigan Legislature makes moves to change minimum and tipped wages
After months of calls to intervene, the Michigan Legislature took action this week on minimum and tipped wages.
Minimum wage in Michigan increases to $10.56 an hour on Jan. 1: What to know
Starting Jan. 1, the hourly minimum wage in Michigan for adults will increase from $10.33 to $10.56. The minimum wage for minors will increase from $8.78 an hour to $8.98 an hour. The tipped minimum wage, the lower rate paid to workers expected to make the bulk of their earnings in tips, will increase from $3.93 an hour to $4.01 an hour.
Michigan’s minimum wage increases Jan. 1. Here’s what to know
First, the standard minimum wage will increase Jan. 1 from $10.33 to $10.56 an hour for adults and $8.78 to $8.98 an hour for minors. Tipped workers, who earn 38% of the state’s minimum wage as base pay, will be bumped up from the current $3.93 an hour to $4.01.
See what Michigan laws take effect this year: Paid sick days, wage hikes, more
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.
Michigan House GOP, Senate Dems offer different proposals for minimum wage, paid sick time
Ahead of pending changes to Michigan's minimum wage and paid sick time laws slated for Feb. 21, lawmakers have backed varying proposals.
House Republicans propose keeping Michigan’s tipped wage system on first day in power
Republicans, business owners and servers have warned that removing the sub-minimum wage will reduce tipped worker earnings, put jobs and businesses at risk and drive up prices for customers.
Michigan Senate hits the ground running, introducing FOIA, minimum wage and sick leave changes
As the Michigan House of Representatives welcomed new Republican leadership to the chamber on Wednesday, the Democratic-led state Senate hit the ground running, introducing 15 bills, with some reviving key debates from the previous legislative session.
Michigan House creates a committee dedicated to tackling the minimum wage and earned sick time bills
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Michigan Senate Democrats propose accelerating $15 minimum wage hike
Like House Republicans, the Senate Democrats propose preserving the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers, although at a different amount.
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Michigan Legislators Clash Over Minimum and Tipped Wage Policies as New Session Begins
Michigan lawmakers are in a battle over the state's minimum and tipped wages, with contrasting proposals from Democrats and ...
Michigan lawmakers debut conflicting minimum wage plans for tipped workers to open session
The proposals demonstrated that Democrats are open to altering the looming policy changes that have been loudly protested by ...
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Midland panel explores impact of new wage and sick time laws
A panel of local and statewide business leaders discussed upcoming changes to tipped wages and paid sick time in Michigan during the first Wake Up Midland event of the year on Jan. 10. Held at the ...
Minimum wages increasing in nearly half the states this year, including SD
The minimum wage will increase in nearly half the states this year, including South Dakota, even as the federal wage floor ...