MI SB1171

Establishes minimum hourly wage rates escalating from $9.25 in 2018 to $12.05 in 2030, with increases paused if state unemployment reaches 8.5% or higher in the preceding year.

Requires overtime compensation at 1.5 times regular rate for hours exceeding 40 per week, with exceptions for fire/law enforcement (216-hour work period), hospitals (80-hour 14-day period), and exempt executive/administrative/professional employees.

Allows employees to receive compensatory time off at 1.5 hours per overtime hour instead of monetary compensation, with limits of 240 hours accrual and 60-day employer termination notice.

Sets minimum wage for tipped employees at 38% of the standard minimum wage if gratuities plus base wage equals or exceeds the full minimum wage, with employer required to pay any shortfall.

Supersedes the 2014 Workforce Opportunity Wage Act and exempts certain workers including federal minimum wage-covered employees, agricultural workers on piecework basis, junior ice hockey players under 21, and casual child care providers under 18.