This increase is the latest step in the June 2018 plan enacted into law that set the hourly minimum wage to increase every year until it reaches $15 in 2023, while phasing out time-and-a-half pay for Sundays and holidays.
The Massachusetts minimum wage will nearly double the federal minimum wage, which has been at $7.25 since 2009. In addition to MA, 20 other states will also increase their minimum wage on January 1st, according to the National Employment Law Project.
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