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| | | Question of the Week | | | | Can't answer the question in your email? Click here to view as web page before commenting. | A report by the Worcester Regional Research Bureau found 31 percent of Worcester workers would receive a pay bump if the state's minimum wage were increased to $15 per hour. Another 9 percent would receive raises to preserve a pay hierarchy within their companies. How would a $15 minimum wage impact your company? Our profit margins are already razor thin and we would be forced to lay off employees.
The current $11 minimum wage isn’t enough to afford essential life needs and we support the raise.
All of our employees make more than $15 per hour so it doesn't impact us.
We support the increase but it would have to be implemented gradually.
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