Michigan Supreme Court restores minimum wage and sick leave laws reversed by Republicans years ago

Michigan minimum wage set to increase after Supreme Court decision

The high court ruled Wednesday that the 2018 state legislature acted unconstitutionally when it voted to adopt and amend a ballot initiative in the same session.

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…

Republicans say state court ruling raising minimum wage will hurt restaurants

MICHIGAN -- A state Supreme Court ruling that forces a minimum wage increase to more than $12 next February will hurt restaurants, some Republican lawmakers say.

20% of Michigan restaurants expected to close after state Supreme Court minimum wage ruling - The Midwesterner

In a move the state’s restaurant industry warns will likely prompt the closing of 20% of the state’s dining facilities, the Michigan Supreme Court overruled the Republican adopt-and-amend legislative maneuver employed in 2018. Under adopt and amend, the legislators adopted a proposed minimum wage hike scheduled for Michigan’s November 2018 ballot. Once passed and signed […]

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.