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House passes bill changing tipped-wage schedule and preserving tip credit; 63-41
Summary
The Michigan House voted 63-41 to pass House Bill 4001, an amendment to the Workforce Opportunity Wage Act that keeps a tip credit while phasing changes to tipped and minimum wages; supporters said it protects restaurants and tipped workers, opponents said it undermines a voter-backed wage increase.
LANSING — The Michigan House of Representatives on Monday passed House Bill 4001, an amendment to the Workforce Opportunity Wage Act, by a roll-call vote of 63 to 41. Lawmakers voted to advance a new schedule for tipped and minimum wages and to retain the existing tip-credit framework, and the House ordered the bill to take immediate effect.
Supporters said the measure responds to a Michigan Supreme Court ruling and protects small restaurants and the livelihoods of servers and bartenders. Opponents said the bill subverts a voter-backed minimum-wage schedule and will keep some workers below a full minimum wage for…
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