minimum wage

As economists Antony Davies and political scientist James Harrigan stated...

Barring an unprecedented increase in employment rates before December 31, 2020, a failsafe will keep Michigan's minimum wage from increasing as planned in 2021.

A new year means more money for Michiganders!

Do these numbers put the minimum wage and poverty debate in a different light?

The unintended consequences of increasing the minimum wage.

A local hotel owner who pleaded guilty in federal court to lying to investigators about wages has now been sentenced. The US Attorney’s Office in Western Michigan announced Wednesday that 31-year-old Mehul Patel of Battle Creek, also known as Mike, was sentenced to 2 months in jail and a $10,000 fine, with a ruling promised to come within a month on $250,000 in restitution...

A Battle Creek man has pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators, in connection to wage fraud. 31-year-old Mehul Patel, also known as Mike Patel, pleaded guilty to Concealing a Material Fact from the Federal Government When Obligated to Disclose It, in US District Court in Grand Rapids Thursday...

For all of you who want a $15 dollar an hour minimum wage, beware.  The Business Insider news site is reporting on a robot that according to the article can: "slice toppings like tomatoes and pickles immediately before it places the slice onto your burger, giving you the freshest burger possible...

Michigan Lawmakers are moving forward on a measure to effectively lower the minimum wage for 18- and 19-year-olds.

Interesting that Senator Gary Peters, D-Michigan, who is a big supporter of increasing the minimum wage because as he stated in a news release speaking on legislation increasing the federal minimum wage “Nobody who works full time in this country should have to live in poverty, but that is the brutal economic reality for millions of families across the country right now who can't make ends meet in