WEST BOYLSTON, Mass. – The Massachusetts state minimum wage is $15 an hour, while tipped workers, including bartenders, wait staff and other service employees, receive a state minimum wage of $6.75 an hour.
What You Need To Know
- The Massachusetts state minimum wage is $15 an hour. Tipped workers, including bartenders, wait staff and other service employees, receive a state minimum wage of $6.75 an hour.
- “YES” on Question 5, which is what One Fair Wage Massachusetts is advocating for, would require all employers to gradually increase the wages for tipped workers to a $15 an hour pay over the next five years
- A “YES” on Question 5 would also mandate tip pooling
- A “NO” on Question 5 would make no changes to the state minimum wage for tipped workers
Approving Question 5, which is what One Fair Wage Massachusetts is advocating for, would require all employers to gradually increase the wages for tipped workers to a $15 an hour pay over the next five years.
“It makes things more consistent. It makes your paychecks more reliable,” said One Fair Wage Massachusetts Lead Worker Grace McGovern. “It makes calling out instances of wage theft or non-compliance easier to track and easier to enforce… eventually. And it also takes the burden off of customers.”…