Lansing, Mich – Michigan Democrats today took to their keyboards for a macabre celebration of a disastrous Michigan Supreme Court ruling that will put hundreds of thousands of hourly-wage jobs at risk.
“This is a landmark victory,” praised Attorney General Dana Nessel – who presumably led the defense on behalf of the State of Michigan– in her official statement.
“This is a thoroughly appropriate ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court,” Democrat Rep. Laurie Pohustky posted to X.
“The legislature robbed workers of wages and sick leave in 2018 and today’s ruling is the first step in making workers whole,” the left-leaning AFL-CIO of Michigan crowed.
“Make no mistake, today’s ruling was the right one,” posted Democrat Rep. Noah Arbit to X, while simultaneously noting that “40% of restaurants across Michigan could go out of business when the tip credit skyrockets.”
The Michigan Supreme Court issued a ruling Wednesday afternoon that delivered a gut punch to hard-working Michiganders who work in restaurants and other small businesses. The high court ruled that the Legislature’s “adopt and amend” process to implement ballot proposal initiatives was unconstitutional. The ruling effectively reversed legislation passed by the Republican-controlled legislature that protected hourly businesses and their employees from a catastrophic minimum wage hike that would result in mass layoffs and closures.
“Democrats knew this proposal would kill small businesses, and they tried to put it on the ballot anyway. Democrats know this ruling puts hundreds of thousands of Michigan jobs at risk, and they celebrate it anyway. Their political tactics are openly hostile to the public and their glee despite the cost to everyday families is downright disturbing,” said Zach Rudat, Advocacy Director of the Michigan Freedom Fund.
“Here’s the truth,” Rudat continued. “Today’s ruling from the Michigan Supreme Court is judicial activism at its worst. The mental gymnastics that the court used to make this ruling would have taken gold at the Olympics, but is an absolute loser everywhere else.”
With this ruling in place, businesses will have less than a year to brace themselves for drastically increased business costs while also navigating the worst inflation in decades. A minimum wage increase is set to go into effect in February of next year.
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