Understanding Massachusetts tipped workers ballot question – Axios

“Massachusetts voters will decide whether tipped workers should get the standard minimum wage or continue to rely on gratuity…Massachusetts and three other states are tackling the tipping question, reexamining a practice that’s customary only in a handful of countries…

“Tipping dates back to the mid-1800s, when restaurant and hospitality businesses hired newly freed Black people but didn’t want to pay them a full wage. Those workers had to rely on customers’ tips. More than 150 years later, an estimated four million workers nationwide rely on tips, per the Yale Budget Lab…

“The state ballot measure would increase tipped workers’ base pay ($6.15) to the standard minimum wage ($15) between 2025 and 2029.”

Massachusetts Question 5, Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees Initiative (2024) – Ballotpedia

Tipped Wages by State — Guide for 2024 – Clockify

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