by Liz Gullett | Sep 20, 2024 | Liz Gullett
Two state departments requested the Michigan Supreme Court to clarify the schedule of increases to Michigan’s minimum wage. The Court previously ruled the legislature’s use of adopt and amend on a ballot proposal to increase the minimum wage and paid sick time leave...
by Liz Gullett | Aug 23, 2024 | Liz Gullett
The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is hosting a webinar to discuss how the recent Michigan Supreme Court opinion on earned sick time laws will impact workers and businesses. Key Provisions of Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act: Effective on February...
by Liz Gullett | Aug 1, 2024 | Liz Gullett
This week, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the legislature’s use of adopt and amend on a ballot proposal increasing the minimum wage and earned sick time laws in 2018 was unconstitutional. The disagreement over the constitutionality of the adopt and amend...
by Liz Gullett | Dec 21, 2023 | Liz Gullett
On January 1, 2024, Michigan’s minimum wage rate is set to increase. Passed in 2018, Michigan’s Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act established an annual schedule of increases. Effective January 1: The minimum hourly wage will increase from $10.10 per hour to...
by Liz Gullett | Dec 1, 2023 | Liz Gullett
The legality of the legislature’s use of adopt and amend on a ballot proposal increasing the minimum wage will go before the Michigan Supreme Court next week during December’s oral arguments. Key Points: In 2018, two citizens’ initiatives raising the state’s minimum...