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Michigan Minimum Wage: Much Discussed–Rarely Paid

There's an almost constant discussion of the minimum wage. Too low? Too high? A salvation for entry level workers? A plague for struggling small businesses looking for workers? It depends on who you ask. And there could be more big change ahead for the minimum wage in Michigan. We get an deep-dive on the issue from reporter Mike Wilkinson of www.BridgeMI.com , the non-profit, non-partisan newsroom in Lansing: A Michigan Court of Appeals panel is expected to rule in February on whether the Republican-led Legislature violated the state Constitution when it adopted a progressive citizens ballot measure in 2018 only to weaken its provisions later that year. (Shutterstock) Who gets paid minimum wage in Michigan? Only 1% of workers, as pay soars Michigan's minimum wage jumped to $10.10 an hour this month; 52,000 workers directly benefited. Wages have increased due to worker shortages, pushing entry-level jobs to $15 an hour or more Minimum wage may increase again past $13 in Februa ....

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