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2020 DOL Updates for Michigan Employers Re: Overtime and Payroll

Posted by Beth Thomas on Mon, Feb 03, 2020 @ 12:00 PM

Effective January 1, 2020, the Department of Labor updated the thresholds for workers to be considered exempt from overtime. 

Changes were also made to Form W-4, the Michigan minimum wage and the business mileage rate.  Following is a summary of some of the changes employers should be aware of.

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Tags: Michigan Minimum Wage, Compensation, Overtime, Michigan Employer, Overtime Exemption

2019 Michigan Employer Updates

Posted by Beth Thomas on Wed, Jan 02, 2019 @ 01:00 PM

On Friday, December 14, 2018, Governor Rick Snyder signed revisions to both the Mandatory Paid Medical Leave Act and the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (minimum wage). These revisions gradually phase in upcoming increases in minimum wage rate and enact mandatory paid sick leave. 

The minimum wage rate will now increase from $9.25 per hour to $9.45 per hour in 2019, with annual increases thereafter up to $12.05 in 2030.  The minimum wage rate for tipped employees will remain at 38% of the hourly minimum wage, increasing to $4.58 per hour by 2030.

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Tags: Payroll, Compensation, Michigan Employer