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BY NICK POWERS AND K. MICHELLE MORAN npowers@candgnews.com, kmoran@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — A recent 4-3 ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court affecting the state’s laws governing minimum wage and sick time is sending shockwaves through many businesses, including the restaurant industry. All workers will receive a pay bump to more than $12 an hour in 2025 with tipped workers gradually reaching $12 in 2029. The final amounts will be determined by the state’s treasurer. The current minimum wage is $10.33 and $3.93 for tipped workers. All employees, including part-time and temporary workers, are entitled to paid sick leave. Every 30 hours an employee works generates one hour of paid sick leave. Employees get 72 hours paid sick time a year at large companies. However, employers with fewer than 10 employees need to only pay for See RULING on page 16A
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Court’s ruling on wages, sick time reverberates across region WORKERS, BUSINESSES AND ASSOCIATIONS REACT TO DIVIDED MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT DECISION
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LEFT: Grosse Pointe City election workers Cathy Victor and Bill Rooney assist voters at the information desk at Maire Elementary School during the primary Aug. 6. BELOW: Outside Maire Elementary School in Grosse Pointe City, Kelly Laurenceau campaigns for Wayne County Circuit Court judicial candidate Nicole Castka. Photos by K. Michelle Moran
Sewer and capital improvements bond passes in Grosse Pointe City BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
GROSSE POINTE CITY — A millage that will enable Grosse Pointe City to take advantage of more than $22 million in federal funds for sewer and other infrastructure improvements was passed overwhelmingly by Aug. 6 primary voters. Voters approved a stormwater sewer separation and capital improvements bond not to exceed $15 million that’s expected to reduce the chances of catastrophic flooding like the city experienced in the summer of 2021. According to See SEWER on page 15A
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