Granholm Signs Bill Making Truck Drivers Ineligible for Overtime

ruckers will remain ineligible for overtime pay under new legislation signed Friday by Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D), the Associated Press reported.

The legislation is meant to close a loophole that existed under previous laws that created a way for normally ineligible workers to earn overtime pay when the state’s minimum wage was higher than the Federal level of $5.15 an hour, AP said.

The new law, which will go into effect Oct. 1, raises Michigan’s minimum wage to $6.95 an hour from $5.15 and hour, AP reported.