(UNDATED) – The Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce along with the Michigan Chamber of Commerce are reminding businesses that Michigan’s minimum wage rate will increase to $9.87 on January 1, 2022 which is an increase from the current $9.65.
Michigan’s Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2018 establishes the annual schedule and increases.
The Michigan Wage & Hour Division announced last week that “while the law does prohibit scheduled increases when the state’s annual average unemployment rate for the preceding calendar year is above 8.5%, it is highly unlikely Michigan will exceed this threshold causing another delay as occurred in 2021.”
Also effective on January 1, 2022:
The 85% rate for minors aged 16 and 17 increases to $8.39 an hour.
Tipped employees rates of pay increase to $3.75 an hour (but guaranteed to make the full minimum wage when you add wages plus tips).
The training wage of $4.25 an hour for newly hired employees, 16 to 19 years old, for their first 90 days of employment remains unchanged.
A copy of the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act and related resources may be obtained by visiting www.Michigan.gov/wagehour.
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