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Tipped wage measure divides Mass. hospitality industry
Tensions flared among hospitality workers Tuesday morning outside the State House, as chants of “save our tips” disrupted a press conference held by supporters of a ballot question effort that would eliminate the lower minimum wage for tipped restaurant employees. Sen. Pat Jehlen tried to express her support for the initiative backed by One Fair Wage, which is pushing to…
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At least five states are considering requiring full minimum wages for tip earners this year
Only seven states currently bar “subminimum” pay for tipped workers like bartenders and restaurant servers, but activists see 2024 as ripe to expand the tally to as many as 20.
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Workers in 4 New England states looking forward to a bump up in minimum wages in 2024
Workers in several New England states are looking forward to a bump up in the minimum wage in 2024 while advocates in Massachusetts are pushing a ballot question aimed at phasing out the state’s subminimum wage of $6.75 per hour for tipped workers. In Rhode Island, the state’s current $13 minimum wage will jump by $1 to $14 an hour…
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New California law raises minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour, among nation's highest
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour.
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Connecticut's Minimum Wage to Increase to $15 on June 1
Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase on June 1 and go from $14 per hour to $15 per hour. In May 2019, Gov. Ned Lamont signed legislation to increase the state’s minimum wage from $10.10 per hour to $15 with annual increases until 2023. “This is perhaps one of the most impactful pieces of legislation for working families that a governor…
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Push in States for $20 Minimum Wage as Inflation Persists
Just years after labor activists persuaded a handful of states to raise their minimum wage to $15 per hour, workers initially thrilled with the pay bump are finding their hard-won gains erased by inflation. New York, California, and Massachusetts are among states where legislation has been filed to boost minimum wages to $20 or more. But opponents to hikes in...
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Minimum Wage Is Now $15 an Hour in Massachusetts
The new year brought another minimum wage increase in Massachusetts. Effective Sunday, Jan. 1, the minimum wage is $15 per hour, up from $14.25 per hour.
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Everything You Need To Know About Massachusetts' Minimum Wage Increase
As of the new year, Massachusetts has one of the highest minimum wages in the country. It took years of fighting for the price hike to happen, and it comes as we are dealing with the highest inflation in decades.