HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2571        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1723

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to a study of the economic impact of the increased minimum wage.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/16/2015

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

1/29/2015

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/16/2015

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

9/27/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

9/27/2019

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

9/27/2019

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

9/27/2019

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

9/27/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

9/27/2019

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

9/27/2019

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

9/27/2019

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

9/27/2019

Leah Cole

12th Essex

9/27/2019

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

9/27/2019

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

9/27/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2571        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1723

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1723) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to a study of the economic impact of the increased minimum wage.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to a study of the economic impact of the increased minimum wage.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 151 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end  thereof the following new section:—

Section 23.  The department shall perform a study evaluating the effectiveness of the first stage of wage increases on unemployment rates in the commonwealth.  The study shall be conducted by the director of the department of labor and workforce, or their designee, who shall serve as chair, the director of the department of unemployment assistance, or their designee, the director of the department of revenue, or their designee, the director of the division of labor standards, or their designee, and four members of the public representing business owners across the commonwealth, appointed by the Governor from a list of candidates chosen by the National Federation of Independent Business, the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. The study shall analyze the effectiveness of the current minimum wage on the cost of living in the commonwealth and the effect of the increased minimum wage on job creation and unemployment rates.

The chair shall file a report with the clerk of the House of Representatives and the clerk of the Senate on or before May 1 2015. The report shall include recommendations regarding any change in the minimum wage for the following year.