LANSING, MI (WTVB) – There will be two fewer ballot proposals before Michigan voters in November. The Michigan House and Senate Wednesday approved the ballot questions that would raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick time and House Speaker Tom Leonard says they plan on making changes to both during the lame-duck session.
Leonard says he wanted the Legislature to vote on the measures in order to fix them later, saying he felt they were both poorly written.
Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof maintains government shouldn’t mandate businesses provide paid sick time. There is also a good possibility tipped employees will be removed from the minimum wage increase, as that proposal would have required them to be paid at least minimum wage but eliminate their tips, which would be a pay cut for many.
Leonard says he’s not worried about threats of lawsuits by the groups that brought the ballot proposals passed by the House and Senate if lawmakers make changes during the lame duck session.
(reporting from Michael Arney, MetroSource News)
