Press Release
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 4, 2018
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Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association Statement Regarding Minimum Wage Law Passage
“We commend the legislature for their leadership in fostering a prudent path forward on Michigan’s minimum wage and for listening to the voices of thousands of restaurant workers across our state who asked them to save the tip credit,” said Justin Winslow, President and CEO of the
Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association. “The evidence has been clear from the start that our vibrant tipping culture has created more opportunity, generated higher wages and produced more jobs for Michigan residents than its absence ever could. While this compromise solution will present some challenges for the restaurant and lodging industries going forward, we take some comfort in knowing that thousands of anxious restaurant operators and more than one hundred thousand restaurant workers can now rest assured that their livelihood is no longer threatened."
Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association. “The evidence has been clear from the start that our vibrant tipping culture has created more opportunity, generated higher wages and produced more jobs for Michigan residents than its absence ever could. While this compromise solution will present some challenges for the restaurant and lodging industries going forward, we take some comfort in knowing that thousands of anxious restaurant operators and more than one hundred thousand restaurant workers can now rest assured that their livelihood is no longer threatened."
