Time Is Short for Legislation to Fix Michigan Wage Law Confusion

Lingering uncertainty around Michigan’s minimum wage and paid sick leave laws could be resolved through a legislative compromise that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has floated, but questions remain about whether and how a deal could get done in time to stave off major impacts on employers.

Michigan is on course for a court-ordered expansion of its minimum wage and paid sick leave mandates, due to take effect in February if not overturned on appeal or interrupted by an act of the legislature. Among the changes, the state’s minimum wage would jump by more than $2 an hour to $12, and the ...