Mass. bills would create minimum gratuity during "peak" season, raise tip wage
A pair of Massachusetts State House bills are once again taking aim at tip wage and now gratuity.
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A pair of Massachusetts State House bills are once again taking aim at tip wage and now gratuity.
Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly rejected Ballot Question 5, which would have raised the minimum wage for tipped workers over the next 5 years.
Ballot Question 5 in Massachusetts would increase the minimum wage for tipped workers.
A question on the November ballot in Massachusetts could change the way tipped workers get paid.
Ballot Question 5 in Massachusetts would increase the minimum wage for tipped workers. WBZ-TV's Laura Haefeli reports.
A question on minimum wage that could land on the November ballot calls for all workers in Massachusetts to earn at least $15 an hour.
A rally was held Wednesday in support of allowing all workers to make $15 an hour while also pooling tips and getting the question on the ballot in November. WBZ-TV's Tiffany Chan reports.
An 18-year-old high school graduate was shot in Boston's Seaport Thursday and was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. WBZ's Paula Ebben has this and more top stories -- Alyssa Andrews has your forecast.
Tipped workers want their wages raised to $15 per hour. Seven states have already passed the measure.
Walmart is giving its store managers a fat raise this year in an effort to retain workers amid high turnover in the retail industry.
Many wage theft victims are never paid a dime. Others are left waiting for months or even years, an investigation by CBS News found.
The home-improvement store said it is investing $1 billion in pay raises for its employees.
Massachusetts lawmakers are pushing to pass a minimum wage for ride share drivers.
Many wage theft victims are never paid a dime. Others are left waiting for months or even years, an investigation by CBS News found.
For thousands of workers in Massachusetts, the new year means more money. On January 1, the minimum wage increased to $15 an hour.
With the rising cost of inflation, some people say the new pay raise isn't enough anymore. WBZ-TV's Courtney Cole reports.
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The new year will bring a pay bump for some hourly workers in Massachusetts.
CVS announced Wednesday it is raising minimum wage to $15 an hour for all employees, starting in July 2022.
Starting Friday, January 1, 2021, the minimum wage across Massachusetts will increase from $12.75 per hour to $13.50 per hour.
Massachusetts isn't alone in raising wages. Twenty other states will also see an increase in their minimum wage in 2020.
The state minimum wage will rise to $12.75 an hour in 2020.
State Sen. Patricia Jehlen and Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, are calling for the elimination of the state's so-called "sub-minimum wage" of $4.35 an hour for tipped workers.
The state's minimum wage is going up and the income tax rate is coming down in 2019.
The company said Tuesday that the wage hike will benefit more than 350,000 workers.
A yellow lab was rescued by firefighters after she got stuck in a deep backyard sinkhole for more than two hours.
The Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.
Lawmakers listened as Ana Michelle Ramirez Sanan told of witnessing her mother being thrown to the ground by ICE agents.
It's full steam ahead for Foxboro and Greater Boston as officials and businesses prepare for a preview of what's to come ahead of the World Cup.
A JetBlue flight returned safely to T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island after hitting a coyote on the runway Tuesday morning.
The criminal trial for Kelsey Fitzsimmons resumed Tuesday with the North Andover police officer who shot her returning for cross-examination.
A JetBlue flight returned safely to T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island after hitting a coyote on the runway Tuesday morning.
Stephen Paul Gale, accused of raping two women in a Framingham store in 1989, was found guilty of all charges Tuesday.
A yellow lab was rescued by firefighters after she got stuck in a deep backyard sinkhole for more than two hours.
Lawmakers listened as Ana Michelle Ramirez Sanan told of witnessing her mother being thrown to the ground by ICE agents.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Frankie Rodenbaugh died just days after his babysitter allegedly left him in a car, strapped in his seat for hours with no food or water.
A woman went to visit her mother's grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury and was surprised to see the headstone was moved.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar, a well-known Irish pub in Worcester, Massachusetts for decades, is closing for good right before St. Patrick's Day.
Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
The Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.
The New England Patriots will have a new backup for quarterback Drake Maye this upcoming season.
The loss snapped the Celtics' four-game winning streak and left them just a half-game ahead of the New York Knicks in second place in the Eastern Conference.
The Fleet said there 6,164 people in attendance at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, the largest regular-season attendance in franchise history.
Defenseman Nikita Zadorov broke a tie at 9:42 of the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Saturday night in an Eastern Conference wild-card showdown.
Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.