Michigan, minimum wage and Gretchen Whitmer

Gov. Whitmer signs Michigan tipped minimum wage, paid sick leave bills into law
The bills signed Friday will see minimum wage in Michigan rise to $15 an hour by 2027, and maintain the so-called tip credit for employers.
Michigan lawmakers pass tipped wage and sick leave compromise before midnight deadline
Michigan lawmakers passed a compromise bill Thursday night that would preserve the state's tipped wage credit, adjust scheduled increases to the minimum wage, and amend paid sick leave laws.
Michigan Gov. Whitmer agrees to limit wages for tipped workers amid minimum wage hike
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a compromise that scales back paid sick leave and wages for tipped workers in an effort to appease businesses following a minimum wage hike.
Michigan lawmakers pass paid sick leave bill late Thursday
Lawmakers in the Michigan House and Senate approved a sick leave bill, tweaking court-ordered changes scheduled to take effect at midnight on Friday.
What happens now that bills on tipped wages and sick time are law?
MI lawmakers reached a deal on legislation preserving our tipped wage credit and adjusting sick time requirements, sparking mixed reactions from the restaurant industry and worker advocacy groups.
Here are the changes to Michigan’s minimum wage, tipped wage, sick time laws
Changes have been made to Michigan’s minimum wage, tipped wage, and sick time laws. Two bills to amend Michigan’s minimum wage, tipped wage, and sick time laws were signed into law by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. The bills go into effect immediately and are retroactive.
Bill to preserve lower tipped minimum wage in Michigan passes state House
Most Republicans in the Michigan House backed a bill to keep a lower minimum wage for workers who receive customer tips. Some Democrats joined them.
Michigan legislature passes paid sick leave, minimum wage bills
The Chairman of the Michigan House Agriculture Committee says the state legislature has been able to come to agreement on new wage requirements. Jerry Neyer tells Brownfield paid sick time requirements set to go into effect this week would have hurt farmers and small businesses.
Whitmer signs bipartisan bills expanding paid sick leave, increasing minimum wage
The bills aim to support working families and small businesses by forging a solution that keeps Michigan competitive to earn a paycheck and build a business.
Whitmer signs bills on paid sick leave, tipped minimum wage changes into law
The new laws preserve the tipped wage credit and require small businesses to begin providing paid sick leave in October.
Gov. Whitmer signs bills on Michigan's minimum wage, sick time
In the final hours before Michigan's minimum wage was set to increase, lawmakers passed two bills that aimed to increase wages at a slightly slower rate.
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