Blog tagged as Minimum Wage

Advocates for a $15 minimum wage will need to get the Court of Appeals to put their request before the state Legislature for adoption after the Board of State Canvassers declined to advance it over a strange inconsistency in the proposal.

The Senate Labor Committee took testimony Wednesday on legislation that unweaves a Snyder-era ban and would allow local governments to adopt ordinances setting higher minimum wage rates and better benefits than those existing statewide.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published July 27, 2022) The Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA) advised its members Wednesday that after conversations with Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity officials, they've confirmed the state's minimum wage will jump to $12 per hour in light of a recent...

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 07/21/2022) Attorneys for the state asked a judge to push the pause button on the enforcement of his ruling that increased minimum wage and new paid sick-leave requirements while the state appeals.