Michigan minimum wage Archives

Cary Junior II, The Metro February 26, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Court-ordered minimum wage and sick...

Pat Batcheller February 24, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills last week to raise Michigan's minimum wage and guarantee sick leave for workers.The hourly rate...

Rick Pluta, Hernz Laguerre February 21, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation on Friday to preserve Michigan’s lower minimum wage for tipped workers and to modify the law that...

Hernz Laguerre February 21, 2025

After some compromise, the Michigan Legislature passes a revised version of the minimum wage/sick leave laws late Thursday. Gov. Gretchen...

Colin Jackson February 14, 2025

Many Michigan workers would make at least $15 an hour within the next two years under a plan passed Thursday...

Rick Pluta, Colin Jackson February 13, 2025

Governor Gretchen Whitmer called on the Michigan Legislature to reach a bipartisan deal this week on new state minimum wage...

Hernz Laguerre January 24, 2025

The GOP-led Michigan House passed two bills this week to curb some of the changes to the state's minimum wage...

Rick Pluta January 15, 2025

A Republican-led committee opened hearings Tuesday on bills that would scale back parts of initiatives to increase the state minimum...

Colin Jackson January 9, 2025

Bills to expand Michigan open records laws to apply to the governor’s office and lawmakers were among the first introduced...

Colin Jackson December 30, 2024

Michigan workers can expect two increases in the minimum wage next year.The first raise will be a modest $0.23 hourly increase on...

Dorothy Jones December 16, 2024

We’re seeing a change in Michigan when it comes to wages. After a six-year battle that involved lawsuits, protests, and...

Colin Jackson September 19, 2024

Michigan Republicans are teaming up with some tipped workers to push for a change to new state minimum wage policies...