Massachusetts

  • Unprecedented $20 Minimum Wage Would Slash Thousands of Massachusetts Jobs

    September 2023 ·   · 

    This week, the Massachusetts’ legislature’s Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hearing on several bills that would be devastating for the Commonwealth’s small businesses and their employees. The Committee heard public testimony on S.1200 and H.1925 that would raise the state minimum wage from $15 to $20 per hour by 2027 and raise the tipped minimum wage up to $12 per hour in the…

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    New Data Shows Restaurant Workers Are Earning $18/Hr Or More Nationwide

    November 27, 2024•MinimumWage.com

    Point of sale platform Square releases new data quarterly on earnings and tips for workers across the country – and the latest results show restaurant workers are earning substantial tips and well above minimum wages across the country. Square finds that the median restaurant employee is earning a $14.20 per hour base wage – and…

    CA Rejects Statewide Wage Hike For the First Time in State Ballot Measure History

    November 22, 2024•MinimumWage.com

    After weeks of vote counting across the Golden State, the Associated Press finally called the race for Proposition 32 – which would raise the state’s minimum wage from $16 to $18 an hour. The measure was rejected by a 50.8% to 49.2% vote as of November 22. This is the first time California voters have…

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