The Michigan Supreme Court recently revived increases to the state’s minimum wage and changes to state requirements to provide workers with paid sick time. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other outlets.
In a 4-3 decision, the court reinstated major changes to the state’s minimum wage and paid sick leave laws. The laws were the result of 2018 petition drives. The legislature had two options: put the proposed laws on the ballot for voters to decide or adopt them. The lawmakers approved them, but then watered them down. Former Gov. Rick Snyder signed the rollback legislation, and years of legal challenges followed.
“Allowing the legislature to bypass the voters and repeal the very same law[s] it just passed in the same legislative session thwarts the voters’ ability to participate in the lawmaking process,” Justice Elizabeth Welch wrote in the decision.
The sick leave provisions mean many businesses will be required to provide workers with paid time off. Under the Earned Sick Time Act, the amount of mandatory paid leave will rise from 40 hours to 72 hours in February 2025. Employers with fewer than 50 workers will no longer be exempt from having to offer paid sick time. The decision will affect nearly 500,000 Michigan workers.
(CBS News)
As a result of the ruling, Michigan’s hourly minimum wage of $10.33 is expected to rise by at least $2 in February, once the state treasurer calculates inflation...
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