LANSING - On Feb. 21, Michigan will raise its state minimum wage by almost $2 per hour, from $10.56 to $12.48 — that is, unless lawmakers block it first. It would be the second increase of the year and, jumping $1.92, the largest single raise in the 65 years of the wage’s existence, MLIVE reported. The
LANSING – Michigan Latest News: $15 Minimum Wage Ballot Proposal 2024 Blocked by Michigan Supreme Court. The Michigan Supreme Court recently made a big decision about a proposal called Raise the Wage Michigan. Consequently, in a significant ruling, the Michigan Supreme Court has decided that the $15 minimum Wage Michigan ballot proposal will not be
LANSING - On January 1, 2024, Michigan's minimum wage rate increased from $10.10 to $10.33 per hour as set by Michigan's Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2018 which establishes the annual schedule of increases. Effective January 1, 2024: The minimum hourly wage will increase to $10.33 per hour. The 85% rate for minors aged
LANSING - In somewhat of a surprise, the Judge at the court of claims whose decision would have increased minimum wage and added a mandatory paid sick leave benefit has agreed to “stay” his own decision. This means that the decision will not go into effect until February 19, 2023, or upon action of a
DETROIT - Twenty-one states will be raising their minimum wage to ring in the new year, including Michigan where the minimum wage increases to $9.87 on Jan. 1, 2022. Another four states and the District of Columbia have increases scheduled later in 2022. Business leaders across the country are speaking in support of the increases,
LANSING - Small Business Association of Michigan President Brian Calley praised the decision by the Michigan Supreme Court to hear arguments on the constitutionality of the state’s minimum wage and paid sick time laws. Brian Calley “We are thankful that the court has agreed to take up the question as to the constitutionality of PA 368
LANSING - A pair of bills were introduced in the Senate Thursday that would radically change the initiative petitions adopted in September by the Legislature requiring employers to provide paid sick time to their workers and raise the state's minimum wage, making them more business-friendly according to Republicans and likely to spark a major lame-duck
MACKINAC ISLAND - While Senate Republicans might have the votes to adopt and amend a marijuana legalization effort, House Republicans do not, and barring a "miracle," the issue is going to the ballot for voters to decide, House Speaker Tom Leonard said Thursday. "Nothing is dead in the Legislature until it is dead," Leonard (R-DeWitt) said during
LANSING - Michigan One Fair Wage left itself a substantial cushion in submitting petitions Monday that would put a $12 minimum wage before the Legislature and likely on the November ballot. The group argued its move was a win for workers, but opponents were quick to argue it would mean job, and potentially business, losses.
LANSING - The campaigns backing initiatives for paid sick leave and a minimum wage hike in Michigan both say they'll emerge from winter weather petitioning with ballot proposals to turn in this spring. Danielle Atkinson, spokesperson for MI Time to Care, said the group is aiming for "early spring" to turn in their signatures. The
