Whitmer signed legislation on Friday to preserve Michigan’s lower minimum wage for tipped workers and to modify the law ...

The increases to minimum wage in Michigan was sparked by a years-long legal battle.

The $4.01 tipped wage, 38% of the minimum, rose to $4.74. It will go up 2 percentage points a year, including to $5.49 in 2026 and to $6.30 in 2027, until reaching 50% in 2031. It had been scheduled ...