Michigan » Employment Law Information Network https://www.elinfonet.com All Things Labor and Employment Law Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:59:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.elinfonet.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-elin-icon-32x32.jpg Michigan » Employment Law Information Network https://www.elinfonet.com 32 32 Michigan Supreme Court Says Time Limits on Employment Claims Must Be Reasonable https://www.elinfonet.com/michigan-supreme-court-says-time-limits-on-employment-claims-must-be-reasonable/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:47:43 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=130110 On July 31, 2025, in Rayford v. American House Roseville I, LLC, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that contractual time limitations for employment lawsuits must pass a reasonableness test. The case involved a nursing assistant who sued a nursing care facility three years after the claims accrued, although her employment

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]]> Michigan Amends Its Minimum Wage Law With Additional Changes https://www.elinfonet.com/michigan-amends-its-minimum-wage-law-with-additional-changes/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:33:14 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=99342 On February 21, 2025, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 8, amending the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (IWOWA)—Michigan’s minimum wage law—which was set to be reinstated effective the same day. The amendments became effective upon signing. Governor Whitmer also signed House Bill 4002, amending the paid sick leave law,

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]]> A Mixed Bag for Michigan Employers: Legislature Accelerates Minimum Wage Increases but Saves the Tip Credit https://www.elinfonet.com/a-mixed-bag-for-michigan-employers-legislature-accelerates-minimum-wage-increases-but-saves-the-tip-credit/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:34:59 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=97877 TakeawaysAmendments to the Michigan Minimum Wage Act accelerate the schedule of minimum wage increases but prevent elimination of the tip credit for employees who earn tips.Michigan’s minimum wage rate is now $12.48 per hour, pursuant to a 2/21/25 increase. The minimum wage for tipped workers is $4.74 per hour.Related link

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]]> Michigan’s 11th-Hour Changes to Minimum Wage, Tip, and Paid Sick Leave Standards https://www.elinfonet.com/michigans-11th-hour-changes-to-minimum-wage-tip-and-paid-sick-leave-standards/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:13:18 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=97655 Michigan changed its minimum wage rate and updated schedule changes Tip credit’s eventual elimination undone, but tip credit gradually increases to 50% of minimum wage Multiple paid sick leave revisions seek to make leaves administration less challenging

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]]> Hold on Tight: Last-Minute Changes to Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act https://www.elinfonet.com/hold-on-tight-last-minute-changes-to-michigans-earned-sick-time-act/ Sun, 23 Feb 2025 18:05:40 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=97292 Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA), scheduled to take effect on February 21, 2025, was amended on February 20, 2025, to provide additional clarity and administrative ease. Yesterday, both chambers of the legislature reached an agreement on an amendment to the ESTA, introducing several changes, and today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer

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]]> Michigan’s Supreme Court Clarifies Its Mothering Justice Opinion and Sets State’s Minimum Wage Increases and Tip Credit Phaseout https://www.elinfonet.com/michigans-supreme-court-clarifies-its-mothering-justice-opinion-and-sets-states-minimum-wage-increases-and-tip-credit-phaseout/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:37:11 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=63890 Following the Michigan Supreme Court’s July 31, 2024, ruling that the state legislature’s December 2018 “adopt and amend” action was unconstitutional, and that the state’s minimum wage will increase in 2025, the court has now clarified what those minimum wage increases will be when the law takes effect on February

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]]> Michigan Supreme Court Clarifies Minimum Wage & Tipped Rates and Schedule for 2025 and Future Years https://www.elinfonet.com/michigan-supreme-court-clarifies-minimum-wage-tipped-rates-and-schedule-for-2025-and-future-years/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:18:14 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=63771 On September 18, 2024, at the request of the State of Michigan and its attorney general, the Michigan Supreme Court clarified issues relating to future minimum wage rates and minimum cash wage rates for tip-credit employees stemming from an earlier opinion.

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]]> Michigan Supreme Court Voids Existing Minimum (Cash) Wage and Paid Sick Leave Laws and Revives Old Laws https://www.elinfonet.com/michigan-supreme-court-voids-existing-minimum-cash-wage-and-paid-sick-leave-laws-and-revives-old-laws/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:02:33 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=62373 The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered a “do-over” of sorts by reviving old laws regulating minimum wage, tip, and paid sick leave. Changes to the minimum wage and tip rules will go into effect on February 21, 2025, but a number of questions remain.

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]]> Michigan Supreme Court Reinstates Voter-Initiated Versions of State’s Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Laws https://www.elinfonet.com/michigan-supreme-court-reinstates-voter-initiated-versions-of-states-paid-sick-leave-and-minimum-wage-laws/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:31:23 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=62235 On July 31, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court reinstated Michigan’s original (2018) voter-initiated versions of the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (IWOWA) and the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA). This reversion will take effect on February 21, 2025. The decision is significant for Michigan employers because it expands paid sick

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]]> Michigan Repeals Right-to-Work Law https://www.elinfonet.com/michigan-repeals-right-to-work-law/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:31:08 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=45483 In 2012, Michigan enacted a right-to-work statute that prevented employees from being forced to join or financially support a labor union as a condition of employment. On Friday, March 24, 2023, Michigan became the first state in 58 years to repeal its right-to-work statute. The repeal will take effect

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]]> Governor Whitmer Signs Legislation Repealing Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law https://www.elinfonet.com/governor-whitmer-signs-legislation-repealing-michigans-right-to-work-law/ Sat, 25 Mar 2023 02:11:07 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=45369 On March 24, 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law legislation repealing Michigan’s right-to-work law for private-sector employees. The legislation had previously passed the Michigan House of Representatives on March 14, 2023, and the Michigan Senate on March 21, 2023. Both bills passed along party lines.

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]]> Michigan Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Right-to-Work Law Governing Private-Sector Employers https://www.elinfonet.com/michigan-senate-passes-bill-to-repeal-right-to-work-law-governing-private-sector-employers/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:41:10 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=45288 On March 21, 2023, the Michigan Senate passed Senate Bill No. 34 in the final step of the legislative process to repeal Michigan’s right-to-work law governing private-sector employers. The Senate’s action comes on the heels of the Michigan House of Representatives’ passage of a similar bill, House Bill 4005, on

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]]> Michigan Legislature Passes Amendment to Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to Protect LGBTQ Rights https://www.elinfonet.com/michigan-legislature-passes-amendment-to-elliott-larsen-civil-rights-act-to-protect-lgbtq-rights/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:02:51 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=45080 On March 8, 2023, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a bill (S.B. 4) expanding the language of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA)’s protected categories to include sexual orientation and gender identity or expression as prohibited categories for discrimination.  The state senate approved S.B. 4 on March 1,

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]]> Michigan House Passes Bills to Repeal State’s Right-to-Work Law, Debate Moves to Michigan Senate https://www.elinfonet.com/michigan-house-passes-bills-to-repeal-states-right-to-work-law-debate-moves-to-michigan-senate/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:37:36 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=45078 On March 8, 2023, the Michigan House of Representatives passed two bills that would repeal Michigan’s current right-to-work law. The two bills, House Bill (HB) 4004 and HB 4005, passed 56–53 along party lines. HB 4004 relates specifically to right to work in the public sector; HB 4005 relates to

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]]> (Mothering) Justice Denied: Legislative Amendments to Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Upheld https://www.elinfonet.com/mothering-justice-denied-legislative-amendments-to-minimum-wage-and-paid-sick-leave-upheld/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:13:28 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=44037 The Michigan legislature was within its authority to amend two ballot initiatives in 2018, one to significantly raise the minimum wage and the other to greatly expand the availability of paid sick leave to employees, the Michigan Court of Appeals has held. Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, 2023 Mich. App. LEXIS 625 (Mich. Ct. App. Jan. […]

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