A bill to raise the minimum wage in Massachusetts is going to come up for debate in the State Senate on Tuesday.
The bill would hike the state’s minimum wage, currently at $8.00 an hour to $11.00 an hour by January 2016 and tie future increases to the rate of inflation. Senate President Therese Murray said the bill is an attempt to restore the minimum wage to its purchasing power if had it kept pace with inflation. Democratic gubernatorial candidates including Martha Coakley and Steve Grossman support it
The Massachusetts director of the National Federation of Independent Business called the proposed hike in the minimum wage “ dangerous” and warned it would hurt teenage employment.
