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Late-night deal-making on Thursday ended with a compromise and new minimum wage and earned sick time rules in Michigan.

Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a compromise that scales back paid sick leave and wages for tipped workers in an ...

The bills aim to support working families and small businesses by forging a solution that keeps Michigan competitive to earn ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Friday signed two bipartisan bills her office said will protect Michigan families against rising ...

House Bill 4002, which amended the expanded paid sick leave requirement, and Senate Bill 8, which adjusts the state's minimum and tipped wages, were both signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Friday.

Whitmer expanded bonuses distributed to state employees to include political appointees, handing out $145,000 to 15 Cabinet members and department directors.

The Michigan State House passed a compromise bill in an 11th-hour vote in Lansing, just before Michigan's new minimum wage and paid sick leave laws were set to take effect.

Jennifer Granholm, the former U.S. secretary of energy and a Democratic two-term governor of Michigan, has been appointed to ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed the two bills sent to her desk late Thursday night that change the state’s minimum wage law and paid sick time rules for workers.

Republicans and Democrats come to an agreement on new minimum and tipped wages for some Michigan workers, plus changes to the state’s paid sick leave law. And, Michigan Republicans and Democrats meet ...