GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Grand Rapids Chamber is trying to help businesses navigate changes in the state’s minimum wage and sick paid leave laws.
Starting Feb. 21, 2025, the minimum wage for regular and tipped workers will rise above $12 an hour in Michigan and will continue to increase with inflation adjustments every year through 2028.
Many businesses will also be required to offer paid sick leave to employees.
Michigan Supreme Court restores minimum wage and sick leave laws reversed by Republicans years ago
The changes come after the Michigan Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that an “adopt-and-amend” tactic used by the Republican-controlled Legislature in 2018 was unconstitutional.
On Friday, the Chamber held a webinar with a legal expert at Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge to help answer questions about the minimum wage and paid sick time decisions. This includes how it compares to current law and what businesses …