Amendment #58 to H3983

Linking Minimum Wage Increases to Unemployment Rate

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Peterson of Grafton, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleborough, deMacedo of Plymouth, Beaton of Shrewsbury, Frost of Auburn, Howitt of Seekonk and Vieira of Falmouth moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 33 the following new section:-

“SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, if one year after the implementation of a higher minimum, as wage proposed in SECTION 31, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of the commonwealth, as reported by the executive office of labor and workforce development, has increased relative to the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of the commonwealth prior to the changed wage, SECTIONS 32 and 33 shall be repealed.”.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #58 to H3983

Linking Minimum Wage Increases to Unemployment Rate