Michigan Senate, compromise and tipped wage

Michigan Senate OKs paid sick leave compromise
The Michigan Senate approved a political compromise last week to tweak paid sick leave and tipped wage rules that will change on Friday if lawmakers do not act.
Michigan Senate passes compromise bill on tipped wages, minimum wage ahead of deadline
The Michigan Senate has passed a bipartisan deal that would prevent tipped wage workers from becoming minimum wage earners. The Senate late Thursday, Feb. 13, passed a compromise bill that would increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2027 and eventually see servers earn 50% of the minimum wage by 2031.
Michigan Senate passes minimum wage proposal
A plan to change Michigan’s minimum wage law ahead of it taking effect next Friday passed the state Senate Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.
Michigan Senate Democratic leaders supported minimum wage law before voting to change it
Senate Leader Winnie Brinks previously vowed to "defend the integrity" of two proposals on the minimum wage and earned sick time.
Michigan Senate passes tipped wages bill
The next step for the bill is getting through the Michigan House, or else tipped wages will increase next week.
Bill to raise minimum wage in Michigan under debate at state legislature
A bill that would address a raise in the minimum wage, including how tipped workers are classified, is working it's way through the state legislature, with the Senate addressing concerns in a version that has been sent back to the House.
Servers cheer Michigan Senate’s tipped wage ‘compromise’
The Michigan Senate has passed a compromise that will reduce the planned increase in the state’s minimum wage for tipped workers. (Feb. 14, 2025)
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