Minimum Wage, Mandatory Leave Hikes Reversed by Michigan Court

A minimum wage spike and expansion of mandatory paid leave, set to take effect in February, were overturned by a Michigan Court of Appeals panel Thursday, teeing up negotiations between industry and state Democratic leaders.

The unanimous ruling eliminated impending employee benefits increases that the business community—especially the hospitality industry—called a “sea change.”

The three-judge panel reversed a lower court ruling that held the GOP-controlled 2018 state Legislature improperly slashed worker benefits after politicians adopted two benefits bills in the same legislative session in order to keep the proposed expansions off the 2018 ballot.

The end result is ...