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Re:The financial mistakes behind why a startup laid off 400 ... by zenexer on Friday August 10, 2018 @01:01AM (#17730795)
Minimum wage is around $12 here in MA, if I recall correctly. There’s been talk of increasing it to $15.
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Re:The financial mistakes behind why a startup laid off 400 ... by cannonedhamster on Friday August 10, 2018 @09:21PM (#17737782)
It just became $11 in 2017 and that's only for non-service workers. Tipped workers still only make $3.75 and STILL have to pay taxes as if they were fully compensated. Tipping needs to go.
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