Detroit City Wire

Michigan restaurants are advocating for an increase in the regular minimum wage to preserve the existing minimum wage tip credit. This push comes in response to a recent state Supreme Court ruling that declared a 2018 legislative maneuver unconstitutional, thereby reinstating an initiated law that had been previously modified by Republicans.

Brad Williams, vice president of government relations for the Detroit Regional Chamber, emphasized the need for a viable solution. "We definitely need to find a solution here," Williams stated. "In a perfect world, if we were writing the law that we love, it would as it was before the court ruled. But we have hospitality members. We need to find something that’s in their interest. The solution that the restaurant industry is looking at I think does not throw the market too far out of whack."

The restaurant industry's proposal aims to balance interests without significantly disrupting the market.