Michigan's MCL 408.934 bars Detroit from setting a local minimum wage above the state floor. After the 2024 Supreme Court ruling restoring the original petition, the state wage rises from $12.48 toward $15 by 2027.
Detroit cannot enact a local minimum wage ordinance because MCL 408.934 of the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act preempts municipal wage-setting. In July 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled the Legislature's 2018 adopt-and-amend tactic unconstitutional, restoring the original Earned Sick Time and Wage Act petitions. The wage stepped up to $12.48 in early 2026 and continues climbing toward roughly $15 by 2027 with annual inflation adjustments thereafter. Detroit employers must follow the state schedule. Tipped wages also rise on a separate ladder eliminating the tip credit by 2030.
Wage-and-hour violations trigger Michigan LEO (Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity) investigations, restitution of back wages, civil fines up to $1,000 per violation, and potential treble damages under state law for willful underpayment.
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