Mass. speaker calls for hike in minimum wage

Published March 13, 2014 3:18pm ET



BOSTON (AP) — The state’s minimum wage would rise to $10.50 per hour over three years but would not be automatically adjusted for inflation under a proposal unveiled Thursday by a top Massachusetts lawmaker.

In a speech to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, D-Winthrop, also said the plan for increasing the minimum wage would be linked to changes designed to offer relief for businesses from high unemployment insurance rates.

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