Controversial minimum wage, paid sick leave bills up for final passage

Dec 04, 2018

Detroit Free Press 

"LANSING-  A gutted version of proposals to raise the minimum wage to $12 per hour and require employers to provide paid sick time for employees are on a fast track to receive final passage Tuesday in the House of Representatives.

The bills, which were born out of a citizen-led ballot proposal, were passed in the House Michigan Competitiveness Committee Tuesday morning after less than one hour of testimony. They have already passed the Senate and are expected to get a vote in the House later today."  Continue Reading