Massachusetts Minimum Wage

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Happy New Year!!


brings lots of things, including a new minimum wage. Beginning on , employers must pay at least $14.25 an hour.
Tipped workers must be paid a minimum of $6.15 an hour provided that tips bring them up to at least $14.25 an hour. If not, employers must make up the difference.


Overtime for Sunday and Holiday Premium Pay will drop to 1.1 times the hourly rate.


Minimum wage information for the state of Massachusetts can be found here. If you are an employer, you should review how the minimum wage law affects you and the people you employ.


Employers are required to display the flyer shown below in both English and any other language that is spoken by five percent or more of the employer’s workforce and for which a translated notice in that language is available from the AG’s Office. The poster is available in other languages on the AG’s website.