Massachusetts Senate approves hike in state minimum wage

By Steve LeBlanc

Published November 20, 2013 5:00am ET

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Massachusetts Senate approves hike in state minimum wage — New Jersey's minimum wage will rise by $1 to $8.25 an hour in January, and minimum wage workers will get an automatic annual cost-of-living increase after voters approved a constitutional amendment. (Photo: Thinkstock) | Fuse

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Senate has voted to raise the state’s minimum wage from $8 to $11 per hour by 2016 and tie subsequent increases to inflation.

The bill, approved by a 32-7 vote Tuesday, would increase the wage for the state’s lowest-paid workers in increments over the next three years, starting in July 2014.

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