Michigan Will See A Minimum Wage Increase In 2020
In 2019, the minimum wage was $9.45. Here's what it is now.
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In 2019, the minimum wage was $9.45. Here's what it is now.
Now that it's 2019, Michigan's minimum wage will rise a few cents for some workers.
Michigan's Republican-led Legislature began voting Wednesday to substantially scale back citizen-initiated minimum wage and paid sick leave laws.
The Michigan Court of Appeals on Wednesday ordered that an initiative to raise the state's minimum wage to $12 be placed on the November ballot.
The Michigan Court of Appeals on Wednesday ordered that an initiative to raise the state's minimum wage to $12 be placed on the November ballot, rejecting the restaurant industry's challenges to petition signatures and how the measure is written.
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The Michigan elections bureau says enough voter signatures have been submitted by proponents of ballot drives to raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick time.
The prospect of a $12-an-hour minimum wage by 2022 for all Michigan workers, including tipped servers, could be put to a popular vote this fall.
Nearly 51 million households don't earn enough to afford a monthly budget.
A higher minimum wage for small business employees will boost spending and the economy, and that is good for all businesses.
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It's the final definitive increase provided by a 2014 law.
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The group is also looking to end Michigan's two chair pay system so that even workers who receive tips will have a $12 per hour minimum wage.
The lower minimum wage for tipped employees would eventually equal the regular minimum wage, too.
Workers walked off the job at a McDonald's on West Grand Boulevard and joined members of "Fight for 15" as they protested for a $15 minimum wage.
With minimum wage discussions being conducted everywhere, one may wonder how their small business fits into the conversation.
Small business owners can reduce the amount of employee turnover by providing a fair and healthy salary to their staff.
Hundreds of low wage workers and their supporters are rallying to call out "corporate bad actors that don't pay their fair share of taxes."
Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington are among the states with active "Fight for $15" efforts.
That is $14 more a week, or $728 a year, for those working full-time.
The Michigan Senate is poised to approve a bill that would lower the minimum wage that can be paid to 18- and 19-year-old workers.
"McDonald's is a billion dollar company and they should give us $15 an hour for the hard work that we do," said one employee.
They chanted: "Don't supersize our fries — supersize our wages."
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