Massachusetts

Amid Pandemic States Nursing Home Workers Will Get Extra Pay

By Laura Krantz April 14, 2020 After pressure from desperately understaffed nursing homes, state officials on Tuesday said they will soon grant the facilities permission to boost some workers’ pay by 25 percent amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As the virus rips through the state, the jobs of nursing home staff have become newly hazardous. The Read More

Holyoke mayor believes those incarcerated should receive fair minimum wage

Closing The Wage Gap / By Karl Kramer

By Jada Furlow March 28, 2020 Holyoke Mayor Alex B. Morse calls for incarcerated individuals to establish a fair minimum wage. According to a news release sent to 22New, Morse believes Congress should amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to explicitly include incarcerated workers in order to support the dignity of their life-saving contributions to Read More