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LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) - The minimum wage in Michigan will rise to $10.33 an hour at the start of the new year.
The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity announced the increase from $10.10 an hour beginning on Jan. 1, 2024. Meanwhile, minors aged 16 and 17 years old who receive 85% of the minimum wage will see their pay rate rise to $8.78 an hour.
Tipped employees will see their pay increase to $3.93 an hour.
Michigan's minimum wage is set by the LEO, which is instructed by the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2018.
All of this could change thanks to a lawsuit challenging an amended version of the law after a lower court decision in 2022. The ruling voided changes made to the law in 2018 and would have increased the minimum wage in the state while expanding paid sick leave time.
However, the Court of Claims decision was then reversed by the Michigan Court of Appeals. The lawsuit is now in front of the Michigan Supreme Court.
The back-and-forth stems from a decision by the state legislature in 2018 to amend a law that was enacted via ballot proposal. The original proposal would have raised the minimum wage for both hourly and service employees.
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