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Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states
Measures focused on workers who earn tips and on paid leave have drawn more opposition. By: Elaine S. Povich Grace McGovern, a...
Aug 26, 20245 min read
Eliminate the tipped minimum wage? Both sides debate Massachusetts Ballot Question 5.
By Jeremy Siegel & Lisa Wardle The minimum wage in Massachusetts is $15 an hour — unless that job includes tips. Under current state law,...
Aug 20, 20243 min read
‘People are nervous.’ Fewer customers, smaller checks. What restaurants are telling us about the economy.
Restaurant owners aren’t talking about a recession yet, but they are rolling out deals and trying not to raise prices again. By Shirley...
Aug 12, 20245 min read
Restaurant industry groups fight tipped-wage ballot question
By Maya Shavit – Intern, Boston Business Journal Seana Gaherin, owner of Dunn-Gaherin's Food and Spirits in Newton, has been able to...
Aug 4, 20245 min read
Share The Fight for Minimum Wage
Restaurant servers in Massachusetts are pushing for a ballot measure that would require restaurants to pay their tipped workers the...
Jun 2, 20241 min read
Legislative hearing considers tipped worker wage ballot question
Ellen Fleming - BOSTON (WWLP) – A potential ballot question had a hearing Tuesday after dueling rallies on the State House steps....
Mar 11, 20242 min read
Lawmakers hold hearing on push to raise minimum wage for tipped workers
Matt Reed - BOSTON — Massachusetts workers who rely on tips are rallied in Boston on Tuesday for an increase to minimum wage as lawmakers...
Mar 11, 20242 min read
Ballot question opponents warn tipping will go away
GINTAUTAS DUMCIUS - PROPONENTS OF A statewide ballot question say they’re representing workers who rely on tips by boosting the minimum...
Mar 11, 20243 min read
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