Michigan Supreme Court restores minimum wage and sick leave laws reversed by Republicans years ago
- The Michigan Supreme Court reinstated minimum wage and sick leave laws, overruling the Legislature, which is a win for low-wage workers.
- Justice Elizabeth Welch stated that the Legislature's actions undermined voters' participation in lawmaking.
- A new wage schedule will take effect next February, gradually eliminating the lower minimum wage for tipped workers and mandating paid sick leave for many businesses.
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Michigan’s restaurant workers respond to minimum wage ruling
Servers and restaurant owners have mixed reactions to the Michigan Supreme Court reinstating changes to the state’s minimum wage for tipped workers.Under the new ruling, the lower minimum wage for tipped workers, $3.93, will be phased.Read: Michigan Supreme Court restores minimum wage and sick leave laws reversed by Republicans years agoInstead, tipped workers will make the state’s minimum wage of $10.33, which is expected to climb over the next…
Michigan Supreme Court Reinstates Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Laws
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the state Legislature’s 2018 actions to adopt and then amend two ballot initiatives were unconstitutional, reinstating the original measures to boost the state’s minimum wage and establish paid sick leave while giving employers a phase-in period to adjust to the new requirements. In a 4–3 split decision issued on July 31, the high court determined that the so-called “adopt-and-amend” strategy used by the…
Michigan Republicans' bait-and-switch on minimum wage laws ran afoul of the constitution, court rules
“Allowing the Legislature to bypass the voters and repeal the very same law it just passed in the same legislative session thwarts the voters’ ability to participate,” Justice Elizabeth Welch wrote.
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