Boston rally calls to raise minimum wage for tipped workers
Tipped workers want their wages raised to $15 per hour. Seven states have already passed the measure.
Tipped workers want their wages raised to $15 per hour. Seven states have already passed the measure.
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Many wage theft victims are never paid a dime. Others are left waiting for months or even years, an investigation by CBS News found.
For thousands of workers in Massachusetts, the new year means more money. On January 1, the minimum wage increased to $15 an hour.
With the rising cost of inflation, some people say the new pay raise isn't enough anymore. WBZ-TV's Courtney Cole reports.
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The new year will bring a pay bump for some hourly workers in Massachusetts.
CVS announced Wednesday it is raising minimum wage to $15 an hour for all employees, starting in July 2022.
Starting Friday, January 1, 2021, the minimum wage across Massachusetts will increase from $12.75 per hour to $13.50 per hour.
Massachusetts isn't alone in raising wages. Twenty other states will also see an increase in their minimum wage in 2020.
The state minimum wage will rise to $12.75 an hour in 2020.
State Sen. Patricia Jehlen and Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, are calling for the elimination of the state's so-called "sub-minimum wage" of $4.35 an hour for tipped workers.
The state's minimum wage is going up and the income tax rate is coming down in 2019.
The company said Tuesday that the wage hike will benefit more than 350,000 workers.
Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill Thursday to increase the minimum wage, require paid leave for workers and mandate an annual sales tax holiday.
It still needs Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's signature before becoming law.
A higher minimum wage for small business employees will boost spending and the economy, and that is good for all businesses.
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Thousands of workers have staged protests to call attention to their financial struggles and to fight for $15 hourly pay.
Supporters of legislation that would gradually raise the minimum wage in Massachusetts to $15 an hour are preparing to make their case to state lawmakers.
Fast food workers rallied in Boston Monday morning to push for union rights, paid family and medical leave, and a $15 minimum wage.
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A 114-year-old shipwreck on the North Shore of Massachusetts is visible once again.
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