Tipped wage bill faces uncertain future in Michigan Senate with deadline approaching

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Michigan lawmakers are working against the clock to make adjustments to tipped wages and paid sick leave after a court decision set the state laws to change drastically next month.

On Feb. 21, the state’s minimum wage will gradually begin to increase each year until it reaches $14.97 per hour by 2028. The tipped minimum wage will increase each year until it is equivalent to the standard minimum wage in 2030 after a court decision last year said the state’s changes to the 2018 Wage Act and Earned Sick Time Act were unconstitutional.

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