November 18, 2022•MinimumWage.com

Before the midterm elections, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer broke with party talking points and expressed concerns that the court-mandated minimum wage hike to $12 per hour would be harmful to small businesses. New state-level analysis confirms this and potential future wage hikes could cost the state tens of thousands of jobs and millions in lost…

November 11, 2022•MinimumWage.com

In Washington, D.C.’s election on Tuesday, voters approved Initiative 82 to eliminate the city tip credit and raise the minimum wage for tipped restaurant workers by more than 200%. While the measure itself got significant support at the ballot, D.C. restaurants are warning about the inevitable consequences, and residents are already expressing confusion over the…