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.
See Michigan’s new minimum wage, tipped wage – and what they could have been
Michigan tipped workers just saw the single-largest raise to their wages in state history. But it could have been higher.
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.
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.
Lawmakers respond to finalized changes to minimum wage, earned sick time
Many business owners and employees are feeling some relief after new legislation that preserves tip credit, increases minimum wage, and adjusts sick leave was finalized.
Minimum wage, sick leave bills prove Republicans, Democrats in Lansing can find ‘common ground’
The minimum wage and paid sick leave bills were the first significant test for the 103rd legislature, which began last month (Jan. 8, 2025), with Republicans controlling the House and Democrats holding the majority in the Senate.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs minimum wage, sick leave laws; here's what they do
The measures were the result of a compromise between the Democrat-controlled Michigan Senate and the Republican-led House.
What is minimum wage in Michigan? What to know about increase, tipped minimum wage
The increases to minimum wage in Michigan was sparked by a years-long legal battle.
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.
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.
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