Massachusetts Ballot Question 5 proposes giving tipped workers the state minimum wage. If passed, Question 5 would do away with the tipped minimum wage of $6.25 and replace it with the state minimum wage by gradually increasing the minimum hourly wage that an employer must pay to a tipped worker over five years, reaching 100% of the state minimum wage by 2029. Steve Clark, the President, and CEO of the MA Restaurant Association, who represents the “No” campaign, joined Dan to discuss.

*The “Yes” campaign has not responded to our request to join*