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| 圖片來自Maura Healey推特貼文。 |
麻州總檢察長辦公室製作了英語及西班牙文、中文、越南文，海地克里奧爾語、高棉語、葡萄牙語等7種語言的時薪海報，供雇主，員工，公眾及組織免費索取、張貼。
根據州法，麻州雇主若有5%以上員工使用某種語言時，就必須同時張貼英語，以及翻譯成該種語言的相關規定海報。
麻州總檢察長奚莉表示，”經由執法行動、教育、外展及和我們的社區夥伴、政府機構合作，我們的公平勞力組
(Fair Labor Division)非常努力的確保工人及雇員知道自己在法律下的權利與義務”。”我們發出這份通知是要讓所有的員工及雇主都注意到麻州的最低薪資即將提高，並且讓大眾知道我的辦公室能夠協助大家處理任何問題”。
2018年6月時，麻州啟動一條法令，每年增加最低薪資，直到2023年增至每小時15元。拿小費的僱員從2023年1月1日起，在加上小費最低薪資至少15源的情況下，最低薪資也將增加至每小時6.
75元。如果雇員的時薪加上小費達不到15元時，雇主必須彌補差價。
總檢察長的公平勞力組執行最低時薪，及時發薪，加班費，病假時間，生產，週日及假日的額外工資，以及公共建築招標和現行工資法等相關法令，保護工人。該部門也藉由和強而有力的伙伴及社區教育來保護雇員免於被剝削。為增加工資被剝削受害者的資源，麻州總檢察長辦公室和社區夥伴，法學院，私人律師等合作，在波士頓的薩福克大學法學院每月一次的舉辦”盜竊工資門診”。
在2022會計年度內，總檢察長的公平勞力組經由賠償和處罰，從雇主那兒為麻州內打工人群爭取回1180多萬元。
相信自己在工作場所的權益被侵害者，可以上網到 www.mass.gov/ago/fld提出申訴，或者撥打總檢察長的公平勞力組熱線電話(617) 727-3465。
有關麻州工資和工時法的更多信息，也可向麻州總檢察官辦公室索取。
AG HEALEY ADVISES PUBLIC ABOUT 2023 MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE
Minimum Wage Set to Increase to $15 on January 1, 2023; AG’s Wage and Hour Posters Available in Seven Languages
BOSTON – Attorney General Maura
Healey is reminding employees and employers that the state’s minimum wage will
increase to $15 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2023.
The AG’s Office has also made available its wage and hour poster that employers are required to display in both English and any other language that is spoken by five percent or more of the employer’s workforce and for which a translated notice in that language is available from the AG’s Office. The poster is available in seven languages and in formats that employers, workers, members of the public, and organizations can easily access, free of charge.
“Through
enforcement actions, education, outreach, and collaboration with our community
partners and government agencies, our Fair Labor
Division works hard to ensure workers and employers are aware of their
rights and obligations under the law,” said AG Healey. “We are issuing this
notice so that all workers and employers are aware of the upcoming minimum wage
increase in Massachusetts, and to let the public know my office is able to
assist with any questions.”
In
June 2018, Massachusetts enacted a law that set the minimum wage to increase
each year until it reaches $15.00 in 2023. Tipped employees will also get a
raise on Jan.1, 2023, and must be paid a minimum of $6.75 per hour provided
that their tips bring them up to at least $15 per hour. If the total hourly
rate for the employee including tips does not equal $15 at the end of the
shift, the employer must make up the difference.
Free
copies of the AG’s Wage and Hour poster are available in English, Chinese,
Haitian Creole, Khmer, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese on the AG’s Fair
Labor Division website to download and print. To request a
paper copy, please visit www.mass.gov/ago/fldposter or call (617) 727-3465. Employers in
Massachusetts must post the AG’s wage and hour poster in a conspicuous location in the workplace in
English and in any other language used by more than 5 percent of their
workforce.
The
Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division enforces laws that protect workers,
including minimum wage, timely payment of wages, overtime, earned sick time,
child labor, Sunday and holiday premium pay, and the public construction bid
and prevailing wage laws. It also protects employees from exploitation and
wage theft through strong partnerships and community education. To increase
resources available to victims of wage theft, the AG’s Office works with
community partners, law schools, and private bar attorneys to host free monthly
wage theft clinics at Suffolk Law School in Boston. These clinics are part of
an effort to address wage theft and worker exploitation among vulnerable
populations, including low-wage and immigrant workers in the state. For more
information and a schedule of upcoming clinics, please click here.
During
the Fiscal Year 2022, the Fair Labor Division assessed more than $11.8 million in restitution and penalties against
employers on behalf of working people in Massachusetts.
Workers
who believe that their rights have been violated in the workplace can file a
complaint at www.mass.gov/ago/fld, or call the office’s Fair Labor Hotline at (617) 727-3465. More information about the state’s
wage and hour laws is also available in multiple languages here.
Read
this press release in Spanish here.
Read
this press release in Portuguese here.
Read
this press release in Chinese here.
Read
this press release in Vietnamese here.
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