Michigan, minimum wage

House GOP fast-tracks Michigan minimum wage, sick leave bills to applause and anger
A Michigan House committee sent legislation to change Michigan's minimum wage and sick leave laws to the floor for a vote.
Workers group mulling referendum if Michigan lawmakers curb tipped wage, sick leave laws
"Feel free to try a signature initiative," one Michigan Republican lawmaker said as the GOP-run House prepares to scale back a minimum wage hike.
Michigan House committee advances two bills on minimum wage and sick leave
It took two overflow rooms in the House Office Building in Lansing this week to accommodate everyone who wanted to testify.
Tipped wage bill gains bipartisan support in Michigan House amid looming deadline
Servers and restaurant owners have warned that removing the sub-minimum wage will put jobs and businesses at risk and drive up prices for customers due to employers now footing the full wage for all tipped workers.
Michigan House panel votes out bills curtailing tipped wage and sick leave laws
When Republicans in the Michigan House of Representatives took control of the chamber on Jan. 8, they immediately got to work, introducing legislation to preserve Michigan’s tipped minimum wage and moderate changes to the state’s paid sick leave policy.
Paid sick leave, minimum wage bills sail through committee with bipartisan support
LANSING — A legislative committee on Thursday overwhelmingly approved bills that would scale back minimum wage and paid sick leave laws due to take effect in February, sending them to the House floor with bipartisan support.
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.
Michigan House committee opens hearings on minimum wage, sick leave initiatives
A Republican-led state House special committee opened hearings Tuesday on scaling back parts of an initiative to increase the state minimum wage and guarantee workers paid sick leave. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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 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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Michigan Lawmakers Rush to Smooth Over Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Rules Set to Take Effect Next Month: 8 Key Takeaways for Employers
Good news is likely coming for Michigan employers related to the state minimum wage and paid sick leave laws set to take effect February 21.
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Committee sends Michigan sick leave and minimum wage bills to House floor
A state House committee approved legislation Thursday to scale back minimum wage and earned sick time laws set to take effect ...