The Massachusetts Legislature passed H. 4781 unanimous on July 31, overriding Gov. Mitt Romney's July 28 veto.
This new minimum wage law that will increase the current rate of $6.75 to $7.50 on Jan. 1, 2007, then to $8 on Jan. 1, 2008. The increase will make Massachusetts the state with the highest minimum wage in the country.
However, study shows that even at $8 an hour, the minimum wage is not enough to afford a family in Massachusetts, where a family of four must earn at least $40,000 per year in order to afford housing, child care and utilities.
The last increase was in 2001.
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