Governor Whitmer Signs New Minimum Wage Law
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation that preserves Michigan’s tip credit and scales back an increase to the state’s minimum wage. On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, just days before this legislation and the new Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) were set to take effect,
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
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.
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.
Michigan Overhauls Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Laws
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law two bills amending the state’s Wage Act and Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA).
What happens now that bills on tipped wages and sick time are law?
In a late-night session, lawmakers in Lansing reached a compromise on two crucial bills, preserving the state's tipped wage credit and adjusting requirements for employees earning sick time off.
Bipartisan compromises on sick leave, wages signed into law by governor
Legislative compromises on an impending minimum wage increase and sick leave changes were signed into law on Friday by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. This came after Michigan’s Republican-led House of Representatives and the Democrat-led Senate approved the legislation on Thursday night,
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