Tag Archives: Minimum Wage

Don’t Forget! Minimum Wage Rates in Massachusetts Increase, Effective January 1, 2022

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Amanda Marie Baer

The minimum wage in Massachusetts will increase from $13.50 to $14.25 an hour, effective January 1, 2022. In addition, the minimum wage for tipped employees who make more than $20/month in tips will increase from $5.55/hour to $6.15/hour. Employers may … Continue reading →

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Link Fixed! Minimum Wage Increases to $13.50 Per Hour While Holiday and Sunday Premium Pay for Retail Employees Continues Down The Path To Abolishment

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Brian Casaceli

As of January 1, 2021, the minimum wage for regular employees (i.e., non-tipped minimum wage employees) increased to $13.50 per hour.  The minimum wage is scheduled to increase twice more, to $14.25 and $15.00 per hour, on January 1, 2022 … Continue reading →

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Employment Law Ballot Initiatives May Go To Massachusetts Voters

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Michael Murphy

Massachusetts voters may soon get another chance to significantly impact employment relationships in Massachusetts through the ballot box, just as they did in 2015 with their approval of the Earned Sick Time law.  This past week, the Attorney General of … Continue reading →

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Employers Must Act Fast and Update Their Federal Posters

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Amanda Marie Baer

At the end of July 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that employers must post updated versions of the Federal Minimum Wage Poster and the Federal Employee Polygraph Protection Act Poster (“EPPA Poster”) by August 1, 2016. Every … Continue reading →

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Could You be Liable for the Sins of Your Staffing Agency?

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Jonathan Sigel

Many businesses use staffing agencies to supplement their regular employee workforce with temporary workers.  Staffing agencies can be extremely valuable for a company seeking to save money (e.g., taxes and employee benefits) which it would have to pay for regular … Continue reading →

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