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Massachusetts could be the next state to get rid of the ‘subminimum wage’ for tipped workers

  • Written by Jeannette Wicks-Lim, Research Professor, Political Economy Research Institute, UMass Amherst
Massachusetts could be the next state to get rid of the ‘subminimum wage’ for tipped workersA Massachusetts ballot initiative would get rid of the state's tipped minimum wage.AP Photo/Marta Lavandier

The federal minimum wage for tipped workers has stood at US$2.13 an hour since 1991. Back then, it amounted to half the $4.25 regular minimum wage. But Congress has failed to increase the tipped minimum while periodically raising the regular...

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