What Michigan restaurant workers said about minimum wage change, affect on tipping
Michigan restaurant workers had mixed reactions about changes to the stateโs minimum wage rules for tipped workers and the affect that will have on tipping.
Michiganโs $15 min wage proposal certified for 2024 ballot: What to know
A ballot proposal seeking to raise Michiganโs hourly minimum wage to $15 over several years will appear on the ballot in 2024 after petition signatures were certified, those behind the initiative announced this week.
New year brings Michiganโs minimum wage above $10, but it could rise even more
The minimum wage in the state of Michigan increased on the first day of the year as scheduled, but that number may jump even higher in the coming months due to a looming court decision.
Bill proposed by congresswoman aiming to help restaurant workers in Metro Detroit receives pushback
It's a move to raise wages for restaurant workers and improve their working conditions and benefits.
Court of appeals to decide Michiganโs minimum wage increase
A Court of Appeals panel is expected to decide before February whether the Michigan Legislature overstepped its authority when it adopted a petition aimed at boosting the minimum wage in Michigan but changed the language.
Metro Detroit groupsโ proposal for paid sick time has made its way to the Michigan Court of Appeals
A decision has yet to be made, but Local 4 spoke to one of the groups behind the push for earned paid sick time, and they are encouraged.
Group seeking to raise Michiganโs minimum wage submits signatures for 2024 ballot amid legal battle
Hundreds of thousands of signatures were submitted Tuesday to the Michigan Secretary of Stateโs office for a minimum wage ballot measure seeking to land itself in front of Michigan voters in 2024.
Minimum wage: How we got here and why itโs not working
The American Dream relies on the idea that anyone in the U.S. has the opportunity to become prosperous and climb the social ladder if they just work hard enough.But is that true for all working people?
House Democrats vow to pass minimum wage hike
The version sent to the Senate wonโt include a plan to raise the minimum wage. โWhen it comes to the minimum wage, I am going to be one of the loudest screamers about it,โ Dingell said Feb. 7. โThere will be a lot of discussions about minimum wage and you may see it being moved as a separate bill,โ Dingell said. The last time the federal minimum wage was raised was July 24, 2009. It is currently the longest period the U.S. has gone without raising the federal minimum wage since it was instituted in 1938.
Should minimum wage increase? A look at key data points
๐ Minimum wage debateA hot topic right now surrounds the push to increase the federal minimum wage. While federal minimum wage hasnโt increased since 2009, more than half of the states in the country have minimum wages above the federal floor. Minimum wage facts and figuresPoverty line comparisonFederal minimum wage, as it stands, at $7.25 per hour, working 40 hours per week, amounts to $15,080 per year (gross income). Minimum wage valueAccording to analysis from the EPI, the federal minimum wage is worth 17% less than 10 years ago -- and is 31% less than in 1968, when adjusted for inflation. Source: EPI analysis of historical minimum wage data in the Fair Labor Standards Act and amendments.
Detroit fast-food workers join protests across US aimed at raising federal minimum wage
DETROIT โ The battle over the minimum wage heated up Friday. A Fight for $15 rally took place at a McDonaldโs near the intersection of Livernois Avenue and West McNichols Road on Detroitโs west side. They want the minimum wage to increase to $15 an hour. Demonstrators want the incoming Joe Biden administration to raise the federal minimum wage within Bidenโs first 100 days of taking office. The federal minimum wage hasnโt been raised since July 2009.
Michiganโs scheduled minimum wage increase not expected to go into effect next month
LANSING, Mich. โ The Michigan Bureau of Employment Relations, Wage and Hour Division announced that the stateโs scheduled minimum wage increase is not expected to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2021. Michiganโs Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2018 does not allow scheduled minimum wage increases when the stateโs annual unemployment rate for the preceding calendar year is above 8.5 percent. Michiganโs 2020 annual unemployment rate is determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Dept. Michiganโs minimum wage rate will next increase to $9.87 in the first calendar year following a calendar year for which the annual unemployment rate is less than 8.5%. The Michigan Bureau of Employment Relations, Wage and Hour DivisionMichigan has more information on the minimum wage on this website.
Trust Index: Fact-checking Trump-Biden final debate claims on COVID surge, lockdowns, Michigan governorโs boat
Weโve tested claims about the pandemic in just about every Trust Index report during the late election season. Weโve reviewed information surrounding this topic and confirmed that Itโs True. Weโve reviewed information surrounding this topic and confirmed that Itโs True. Trumpโs claims on COVID mortality rate, excess deathsNext weโre taking a pair of claims from the President at the same time. More fact checks from the final presidential debate:Presidential Town Hall fact checks from the Trust Index:First Presidential debate fact checks from the Trust Index:
Trust Index: Fact-checking Trump-Biden final debate comments on race relations
Race and race relations remained a major point of contention during this latest and final presidential debate Thursday night. President Trump ranked 15th out of 20, sitting below President Richard Nixon. Who built cages at the borderFinally, one last one from the President on who built cages for migrant children. โAnd they said look at these cages, President Trump built them. More fact checks from the final presidential debate:Presidential Town Hall fact checks from the Trust Index:First Presidential debate fact checks from the Trust Index:
Trust Index: Fact-checking Trump-Biden final debate comments on health care, farm aid, minimum wage, jobs
Bidenโs claim on private insurance, ObamacareThe Trust Index team is starting with this claim from former Vice President Joe Biden. โNot one single person private insurance will lose their insurance under my plan, nor did they under Obamacare,โ Biden said. Trumpโs claim on minimum wageNext is one from the President on the effects of a $15 minimum wage. "Weโre rebuilding it and weโre doing record numbers 11.4 million jobs in a short period of time. More fact checks from the final presidential debate:Presidential Town Hall fact checks from the Trust Index:First Presidential debate fact checks from the Trust Index: