With 63 to 41 votes, the Michigan House passed two bills to keep tipped workers' wages as is. In February, the base pay for tipped workers will increase to nearly $6 an hour. This is a 52% increase ...

Michigan’s 2025 legislative session is underway with Republicans now holding the House majority. Thursday, House Speaker Matt Hall introduced some new ways to monitor state departments and agencies ...

GOP lawmakers heralded what they feel are fixes to impending changes, while some Democrats pushed back. One local business owner shared his thoughts with 13 OYS.

The bill affecting restaurant servers and others who receive tips now heads to the Michigan Senate for consideration.

A Republican-backed package of bills that would maintain the tipped wage system in Michigan has passed the state House of Representatives. (Jan. 23, 2025) ...

The bills would prevent laws that gradually eliminate tipped wages and institute paid leave and minimum wage mandates from going into effect next month.

The Michigan House of Representatives has passed a bill to block the state's minimum wage for tipped workers from into effect, while also attempting to limit paid sick time for those same workers.

The Michigan House passed legislation to change the state's paid sick leave and minimum wage laws before court-ordered ...

A majority of Michiganders, including Republicans, support changes to the state’s minimum wage and paid sick leave laws set to take effect next month, per a 2024 state Supreme Court ruling.  That’s ...

The Michigan House OK'd bills retaining the tipped wage for restaurant workers and limiting the reach of paid sick leave laws taking effect Feb. 21.

While announcing the new chair of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland ...

House Speaker Matt Hall announces new priorities in the House Judiciary Committee. He says he will put an end to letting prisoners out early and will increase law enforcement. Advocates say otherwise.