For the first time in Michigan's history, the minimum wage has surpassed $10 per hour, but it could have been much higher.
LANSING, Mich. — At the start of the new year, Michigan's minimum wage increased from $9.87 to $10.10 per hour, but that increase could have been much higher.
The minimum wage increase is because of Michigan's Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2018, which is currently pending litigation that may affect current and future minimum wage increases.
The act was originally a petition initiative organized by One Fair Wage in 2018, gaining enough support to appear on the November 2018 ballot.
However, instead of the initiative appearing on the ballot, the Michigan Legislature chose to pass it during its 2018 legislative session.
When the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act was passed by the legislature on Sept. 5, 2018, the act called for a minimum wage increase of 65 cents or more every year until the minimum wage in the state reached $12 in 2022.
The act also included changing tipped worker wages from 38% of the minimum wage to 100% of the minimum wage over the course of several years.
Just two months after being passed, an amendment to the act was signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder after passing in both state legislative chambers. The amendment to the act, which is being challenged in court, changed the act in a variety of ways including changing the increase in the minimum wage to $12.05 by 2030 instead of $12 by 2022.
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