Michigan food service workers are commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today, bringing to mind their own, more recent battle for fair wages and benefits.

They are among the low-wage workers who got their day in court in December. They are asking for a controversial legal provision known as "adopt and amend" to be ruled unconstitutional, which would allow the state's minimum wage to increase to about $14 an hour.

Roquesha O'Neal, a former restaurant worker and member of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United-Michigan, said despite optimism about the case, even in 2024, work environments a...