SENATE DOCKET, NO. 130        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1022

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Daniel A. Wolf

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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 authorizing municipal increases in minimum wages.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Daniel A. Wolf

Cape and Islands

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

Jose F. Tosado

9th Hampden

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 130        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1022

By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1022) of Daniel A. Wolf, Jason M. Lewis, Jose F. Tosado, Sonia Chang-Diaz and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize municipal increases in minimum wages.  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 authorizing municipal increases in minimum wages.

 

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 of chapter 151 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

A city or town by ordinance or by-law may establish a minimum wage greater than the wage otherwise required by this section and a higher minimum wage for tipped employees than the wage required by section 7.  The minimum wages established under this paragraph shall be the minimum wages for the purpose of all laws providing for administration and enforcement of minimum wages, including section 19 and other provisions of this chapter and sections 27C and 150 of chapter 149.   The ordinance or by-law may provide that specified municipal officers shall have concurrent authority with the attorney general under section 27C of chapter 149 to enforce the ordinance or by-law.