As part of a phased-in increase, the state's minimum wage will eventually increase to $15 an hour in the coming years.

The Michigan House passed Senate Bill 8 69-40 on Wednesday, less than a week after the state Senate passed it.

The Michigan State House passed a compromise bill in an 11th-hour vote in Lansing, just before Michigan's new minimum wage and paid sick leave laws were set to take effect. The bill amended the requirement for most employers to provide paid sick leave,