"Michigan Supreme Court Considers Minimum Wage Changes and Paid Time Off Requirements"

The Michigan Supreme Court is considering a case that could raise the state's minimum wage to $13 per hour next year. Advocates from the group One Fair Wage had gathered enough signatures for a ballot initiative, but the Republican-controlled Legislature preempted it by passing its own minimum wage increase. However, before Governor Gretchen Whitmer took office, legislators essentially gutted the law, leading to a legal battle. The court's ruling, expected next year, will determine whether the practice of adopt-and-amend is constitutional. Meanwhile, some in the restaurant industry have raised concerns about the minimum wage increase, citing potential price increases, layoffs, and closures. One Fair Wage is also trying to put a $15 minimum wage proposal on next year's ballot.