Tipped wage bill gains bipartisan support in Michigan House

House GOP fast-tracks Michigan minimum wage, sick leave bills to applause and anger
A Michigan House committee sent legislation to change Michigan's minimum wage and sick leave laws to the floor for a vote.
Bills to preserve tipped wage advance to full Michigan House
A Republican-backed package of bills that would preserve the tipped wage system in Michigan has moved out of committee.
MI House committee passes tipped wage, sick bills
The Republican-backed bills now move onto the full House. Bills have also been proposed in the Democratic-controlled state Senate.
Michigan House committee advances two bills on minimum wage and sick leave
It took two overflow rooms in the House Office Building in Lansing this week to accommodate everyone who wanted to testify.
Michigan House panel votes out bills curtailing tipped wage and sick leave laws
When Republicans in the Michigan House of Representatives took control of the chamber on Jan. 8, they immediately got to work, introducing legislation to preserve Michigan’s tipped minimum wage and moderate changes to the state’s paid sick leave policy.
Workers group mulling referendum if Michigan lawmakers curb tipped wage, sick leave laws
An advocacy group pushing for making Michigan's minimum wage for servers the same as other workers said Thursday it is considering a voter referendum if the Michigan Legislature
Tipped wage bill gains bipartisan support in Michigan House amid looming deadline
Servers and restaurant owners have warned that removing the sub-minimum wage will put jobs and businesses at risk and drive up prices for customers due to employers now footing the full wage for all tipped workers.
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