Michigan, minimum wage and Gretchen Whitmer

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 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.
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.
Michigan’s minimum wage workers get 18% raise
As part of a phased-in increase, the state's minimum wage will eventually increase to $15 an hour in the coming years.
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.
Bill to preserve lower tipped minimum wage in Michigan passes state House
Most Republicans in the Michigan House backed a bill to keep a lower minimum wage for workers who receive customer tips. Some Democrats joined them.
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.
Michigan House OKs amended minimum wage bill
The Michigan House passed Senate Bill 8 69-40 on Wednesday, less than a week after the state Senate passed it.
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Michigan lawmakers make 11th hour changes to paid sick time, minimum wage laws
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Birmingham legislator wants to repeal law blocking cities from raising minimum wage
A proposed bill could repeal a 2016 Alabama state law preventing local governments from implementing minimum wages higher ...
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.