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News from Progress Michigan
January 23, 2025
Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org
Michigan House Betrays Michigan Workers by Gutted Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave Laws
MICHIGAN – On Thursday, Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding today’s votes by the Michigan House of Representatives to gut the state’s minimum wage and paid sick leave laws:
“Today, in a bipartisan fashion, the Michigan House of Representatives caved to corporate lobbyists and betrayed Michigan workers by voting to gut the state’s minimum wage and paid sick leave laws,” said Sam Inglot, executive director for Progress Michigan. “The majority of Michganders support the increase in the state’s minimum wage laws, the elimination of the subminimum wage, and the implementation of paid sick leave for workers across the state. HB 4001 and HB 4002 strips workers of a well-deserved and overdue raise and strips too many workers of paid sick leave they need to take care of themselves and their loved ones. We urge the Michigan Senate to reject changes to the laws and allow them take effect as intended on February 21.”
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