The efforts mark the latest attempt by legislators to alter laws backed by the voters they represent. In February, for example, Michigan enacted revisions to a paid sick leave law initiated by voters seven years ago, delaying the date when small businesses must comply and allowing a longer period before new employees are eligible.

The state Supreme Court has ruled today that the wording and cost projections in Proposition A are not misleading or inaccurate. Business groups challenging the minimum wage and paid sick leave law made those arguments,