Federal, state, and local laws regulate wages in Michigan. This article describes the different laws and common violations.Michigan's Minimum Wage Rate. Employees who are paid weekly or biweekly must be paid within 14 days of the end of the pay period. The law sets the baseline pay that employers are required to provide their employees. The minimum wage is subject to adjustments based on the rate of inflation. Nonexempt employees in Michigan must be paid 1.5 times their regular pay rate if they work beyond the 40 hours in a workweek. Nonexempt employees in Michigan must be paid 1.5 times their regular pay rate if they work beyond the 40 hours in a workweek. Overtime pay at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay is required after 40 hours of work in a workweek. The employer must pay out all wages earned from the 16th to the last day of the previous month before or on the 15th day of each calendar month.