Timeline: Here’s when Michigan’s minimum wage will reach $15
The tip credit, or subminimum wage, was expected to increase to 48% of the minimum wage on Feb. 21, 2025, continue to increase, and then be phased out completely by Feb. 21, 2029. The laws Whitmer signed made it so the subminimum wage remained at 38% and will instead increase by 2% each year through Jan. 1, 2031, when it will reach 50%.
Here’s the tipped minimum wage in every U.S. state
Some states have a tipped minimum wage equal to the minimum wage. That includes Washington, the state with the highest tipped wage in the nation at $16.66. On the other end, the federal government mandates states pay at least $2.13 per hour to tipped employees. So there are 16 states tied for the lowest tipped wage at $2.13.
In the early morning hours of 1, 2025, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 8 and House Bill 4002 into law. SB 8 ...
Bills based on voter initiatives would have phased out use of a sub-minimum wage for tipped workers. A last-minute compromise ...
The Michigan House and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have less than 48 hours to pass "compromise" legislation from the Senate on wage ...
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