Michigan lawmakers pass paid sick leave bill late Thu.

Michigan lawmakers pass paid sick leave bill late Thursday
Lawmakers in the Michigan House and Senate approved a sick leave bill, tweaking court-ordered changes scheduled to take effect at midnight on Friday.
Michigan lawmakers make 11th hour changes to paid sick time, minimum wage laws
The moves were expected to cap, at least temporarily, a seven-year battle in the Capitol and Michigan courtrooms over two petition-backed proposals.
Michigan legislature passes paid sick leave, minimum wage bills
The Chairman of the Michigan House Agriculture Committee says the state legislature has been able to come to agreement on new wage requirements. Jerry Neyer tells Brownfield paid sick time requirements set to go into effect this week would have hurt farmers and small businesses.
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 wage and earned sick time bills signed into law by Whitmer
Late-night deal-making on Thursday ended with a compromise and new minimum wage and earned sick time rules in Michigan.
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 lawmakers pass tipped wage and sick leave compromise before midnight deadline
Michigan lawmakers passed a compromise bill Thursday night that would preserve the state's tipped wage credit, adjust scheduled increases to the minimum wage, and amend paid sick leave laws.
Sick leave compromise passes in Michigan legislature
The bill cut the extra 32 hours of unpaid sick leave for small businesses but kept the 72 hours of paid leave for larger businesses. It also gives small businesses until October to comply with the sick leave law.
Michigan Lawmakers Strike Deal to Relax Wage, Sick Time Laws (1)
Michigan lawmakers approved compromise legislation to scale back an upcoming expansion of the state’s paid sick leave law and phaseout of the tipped minimum wage for service workers, hours before court-ordered changes were set to take effect.
Michigan Senate passes sick time policy ahead of Feb. 21 deadline
The Michigan Senate OK'd the state's sick time policy Thursday night, shortly before the Feb. 21 deadline. The Democratic-controlled legislature voted 26-10 in favor of House Bill 4002, which modifies the Earned Sick Time Act.
Paid sick time law heads to Michigan governor
A bill expanding paid sick time for workers at small businesses in Michigan is headed to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk after lawmakers passed it late Thursday.
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