Michigan, minimum wage and Gretchen Whitmer

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 minimum wage and paid sick leave bills into law
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed the two bills sent to her desk late Thursday night that change the state’s minimum wage law and paid sick time rules for workers.
Michigan's 2026 gubernatorial race is already getting crowded. Here's who's running so far
Five people say they're running and more are considering plans for the 2026 race more than a year before votes will be cast.
Trump reappoints Michigan Gov. Whitmer to Council of Governors
Whitmer will be one of 10 governors on the council — five from the Republican Party and five from the Democratic Party.
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