{"id":6973,"date":"2024-07-31T09:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T09:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&p=6973"},"modified":"2026-02-05T04:40:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:40:50","slug":"changes-to-michigan-minimum-wage-paid-sick-leave-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-leaves\/changes-to-michigan-minimum-wage-paid-sick-leave-coming-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to Michigan minimum wage, paid sick leave coming soon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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by Michael Cardman<\/strong>, Brightmine Senior Legal Editor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

More employee-friendly paid sick leave and minimum wage laws are coming to Michigan<\/a> in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a ruling<\/a> issued today, the Michigan Supreme Court struck down the state’s current minimum wage and paid sick leave laws. In their place, the high court reinstated earlier versions of the laws enacted by voter initiatives in 2018, which are significantly more beneficial to employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To give employers time to prepare to comply<\/a>, the court ordered that the restored laws will take effect February 21, 2025. It chose this date because it is 205 days from today \u2014 the same amount of time between the laws’ original enactment in September 2018 and their original effective date in March 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the decision cannot be appealed, the Michigan Chamber of Commerce plans to lobby for amendments. In a statement, the group said, “[W]e believe we can be successful in softening the impact of this adverse Supreme Court ruling via legislative changes.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s changing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The tables below provide a side-by-side view of what’s changing from the laws that are currently in effect to the restored laws that will take effect February 21, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notable changes to the new minimum wage law include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n