Michigan, minimum wage

House GOP fast-tracks Michigan minimum wage, sick leave bills to applause and anger
A Michigan House committee sent legislation to change Michigan's minimum wage and sick leave laws to the floor for a vote.
Michigan House committee advances two bills on minimum wage and sick leave
It took two overflow rooms in the House Office Building in Lansing this week to accommodate everyone who wanted to testify.
Committee sends Mich. sick leave, minimum wage bills to House floor
A state House committee approved legislation Thursday to scale back minimum wage and earned sick time laws set to take effect in a few weeks.
Bill proposes minimum wage for farm workers
A bill proposing a minimum wage for farm workers and other temporary workers is back at the General Assembly. Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed the bill last year.
Michigan bills aiming to reverse minimum wage, sick time decisions voted onto House floor
Bills aiming to reverse decisions to raise Michigan's minimum wage and make changes to the state's paid sick leave laws passed a select committee vote Thursday.
Michigan House panel votes out bills curtailing tipped wage and sick leave laws
When Republicans in the Michigan House of Representatives took control of the chamber on Jan. 8, they immediately got to work, introducing legislation to preserve Michigan’s tipped minimum wage and moderate changes to the state’s paid sick leave policy.

Bessent does NOT think federal minimum wage should be raised

Minimum wage hike clears hurdle in House committee
Virginia’s minimum wage could rise to $15 by 2027 under a proposal that cleared the House Labor and Commerce Committee on ...
Trump Treasury secretary nominee won’t support raising minimum wage
Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee, said Thursday that he would not support raising the ...
Lawmakers take another step to change the minimum wage and earned sick time laws
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Ninth Circuit upholds minimum wage requirement for detained immigrant workers
A majority of the Ninth Circuit panel decried the private jail's attempt to argue federal law prohibits it from paying its ...
Businesses brace for impact with minimum wage hike on Feb 1
With the ­nat­ional minimum wage set to rise to RM1,700 from Feb 1, business owners are preparing to shoulder additional ...
Legislation to raise minimum wage pushed by Oklahoma Democrats
The minority party has identified goals for the upcoming legislative session that focus on improving living standards, ...
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How Many Hours Minimum Wage Earners Have To Work To Afford Rent in 10 Major Metros
According to a recent report from Realtor.com, the median asking rent in the 50 largest metros for November 2024 was $1,703, ...
‘Student Tax’ to hit graduates on minimum wage by April
Thousands of graduates will find themselves stranded in their home town, unable to root out professional opportunities, when ...