The Michigan House OK'd bills retaining the tipped wage for restaurant workers and limiting the reach of paid sick leave laws taking effect Feb. 21.

The bill affecting restaurant servers and others who receive tips now heads to the Michigan Senate for consideration.

A Republican-backed package of bills that would maintain the tipped wage system in Michigan has passed the state House of Representatives.

A majority of Michiganders, including Republicans, support changes to the state’s minimum wage and paid sick leave laws set to take effect next month, per a 2024 state Supreme Court ruling.  That’s according to poll results released Thursday by Progress Michigan asking more than 500 Michigan voters their opinion about the changes which would increase