Lu Hayoz, owner of the Peppermill Cafe in Grand Rapids speaks alongside service workers in support of legislation to preserve tipped wage and limit the expansion of paid sick leave in Michigan being presented to the Michigan House Select Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses on Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)There’s a misconception that Michiganders can’t make a career out of waiting tables or working in family…

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Service industry workers testify as lawmakers consider chopping tipped wage and sick leave laws

Michigan’s tipped wage system is set to be phased out next month following a state Supreme Court decision last year mandating higher wages for workers who rely on tips. The decision has ignited a fierce debate, pitting business owners, workers, and lawmakers against one another. Justin Winslow is the president and CEO of the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association. He says servers are currently earning around $30 an hour, with some making ev…

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BY ANNA LIZ NICHOLS, MICHIGAN ADVANCE MICHIGAN—There’s a misconception that Michiganders can’t make a career out of waiting tables or working in family-owned businesses, according to the restaurant workers and other service industry professionals who offered testimony Tuesday to a legislative panel. The newly formed Michigan House Select Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses was filled with workers from across the state…

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LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) – In just over a month, major changes are coming to Michigan businesses. That includes the beginning of the elimination of the tipped minimum wage, and new requirements to give all Michigan workers the ability to earn sick time. Those changes were spurred a decision by the state Supreme Court last July, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are working to prevent that from happening. Tuesday, the House Select Committee o…

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