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MA H1617

MA H1617
Requiring one fair wage

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Introduced
01/22/2019
In Committee
01/22/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to determining the wages employers are required to pay tipped employees. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill aims to gradually increase the minimum cash wage that employers are required to pay tipped employees in Massachusetts. The bill proposes raising the minimum cash wage from $6.45 per hour to $13.95 per hour over a six-year period, with the final step of requiring employers to pay tipped employees the full minimum wage (not less than the wage in effect under section 1) by January 1, 2027, without relying on tips to make up the difference. The bill also repeals certain sections of a previous law (Chapter 121 of the Acts of 2018) that allowed for a lower minimum cash wage for tipped employees.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (39)

Ruth Balser (D),  Christine Barber (D),  Mike Barrett (D),  Jennifer Benson (D),  Natalie Blais (D),  Pete Capano (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Marjorie Decker (D),  Mindy Domb (D),  Dan Donahue (D),  Jamie Eldridge (D),  Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),  Sean Garballey (D),  Denise Garlick (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Carlos González (D),  Tami Gouveia (D),  Jim Hawkins (D),  Jonathan Hecht (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Pat Jehlen (D),  Mary Keefe (D),  Kay Khan (D),  David LeBoeuf (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  Jason Lewis (D),  Jay Livingstone (D),  Adrian Madaro (D),  Joe McGonagle (D),  Matt Muratore (R),  Denise Provost (D),  Angelo Puppolo (D),  Becca Rausch (D),  Maria Robinson (D),  Dave Rogers (D),  Danny Ryan (D),  Lindsay Sabadosa (D),  Tom Stanley (D),  Tommy Vitolo (D), 

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H5085 (on 10/29/2020)
(4 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1617 02/27/2019
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1617.pdf 02/27/2019
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