In Michigan, under current law, employers can pay people under 18 either 85 percent of Michigan's minimum wage or the federal minimum wage, whichever is greater. Senate Bill 250 would change that to include all employees under 20. Michigan's current minimum wage is $8.50 per hour. If the bill were to go into effect today, employers could pay people under 20 the lower federal minimum wage of $7.25. Sponsoring Sen. Margaret O'Brien, R-Portage, said she'd talked with young people about how hard it was to find that first job. The bill could give employers an incentive to take a chance on a young employee.