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Summary of Question 5
This proposed law would gradually increase the minimum hourly wage an employer must pay a tipped worker, over the course of five years, on the following schedule: To 64% of the state minimum wage on January 1, 2025; To 73% of the state minimum wage on January 1, 2026; To 82% of the state minimum wage on January 1, 2027; To 91% of the state minimum wage on January 1, 2028; and To 100% of the state minimum wage on January 1, 2029. The proposed law would require employers to continue to pay tipped workers the difference between the state minimum wage and the total amount a tipped worker receives in hourly wages plus tips through the end of 2028. The proposed law would also permit employers to calculate this difference over the entire weekly or bi-weekly payroll period. The requirement to pay this difference would cease when the required hourly wage for tipped workers would become 100% of the state minimum wage on January 1, 2029. Under the proposed law, if an employer pays its workers an hourly wage that is at least the state minimum wage, the employer would be permitted to administer a ?tip pool? that combines all the tips given by customers to tipped workers and distributes them among all the workers, including non-tipped workers.

2024 - Worcester County - Question 5Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 1, 2024?

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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
131,997
276,017
17,430 425,444
Ashburnham More »
 
1,082
2,725
86
3,893
Athol More »
 
1,748
3,824
157
5,729
Auburn More »
 
2,659
7,058
356
10,073
Barre More »
 
895
2,141
89
3,125
Berlin
 
805
1,571
53
2,429
Blackstone More »
 
1,440
3,509
205
5,154
Bolton
 
1,352
2,240
114
3,706
Boylston
 
989
2,316
82
3,387
Brookfield
 
589
1,436
82
2,107
Charlton More »
 
2,019
6,045
232
8,296
Clinton More »
 
2,420
4,743
403
7,566
Douglas More »
 
1,410
4,298
165
5,873
Dudley More »
 
1,773
4,407
225
6,405
E. Brookfield
 
314
1,022
27
1,363
Fitchburg More »
 
5,503
9,455
939
15,897
Gardner More »
 
2,715
6,500
274
9,489
Grafton More »
 
3,537
7,451
301
11,289
Hardwick
 
472
1,063
49
1,584
Harvard
 
1,744
2,159
151
4,054
Holden More »
 
3,313
8,989
339
12,641
Hopedale
 
918
2,598
100
3,616
Hubbardston
 
698
2,190
89
2,977
Lancaster More »
 
1,269
2,857
149
4,275
Leicester More »
 
1,495
4,687
166
6,348
Leominster More »
 
5,959
13,770
1,322
21,051
Lunenburg More »
 
1,924
5,218
199
7,341
Mendon More »
 
952
2,946
110
4,008
Milford More »
 
3,994
9,469
570
14,033
Millbury More »
 
2,278
5,698
182
8,158
Millville
 
495
1,217
96
1,808
New Braintree
 
166
480
29
675
N. Brookfield
 
684
2,089
81
2,854
Northborough More »
 
3,142
5,832
266
9,240
Northbridge More »
 
2,574
6,447
255
9,276
Oakham
 
309
929
28
1,266
Oxford More »
 
2,196
5,166
248
7,610
Paxton
 
781
2,127
89
2,997
Petersham
 
250
607
44
901
Phillipston
 
255
878
37
1,170
Princeton
 
757
1,741
61
2,559
Royalston
 
186
589
39
814
Rutland More »
 
1,438
4,390
141
5,969
Shrewsbury More »
 
7,211
12,309
728
20,248
Southborough More »
 
2,184
3,860
202
6,246
Southbridge More »
 
2,565
4,003
506
7,074
Spencer More »
 
1,772
4,438
241
6,451
Sterling More »
 
1,430
4,014
144
5,588
Sturbridge More »
 
1,873
4,008
165
6,046
Sutton More »
 
1,456
4,702
209
6,367
Templeton More »
 
1,053
3,452
134
4,639
Upton More »
 
1,490
3,815
174
5,479
Uxbridge More »
 
2,333
6,475
230
9,038
Warren More »
 
781
1,803
96
2,680
Webster More »
 
2,602
5,312
299
8,213
W. Boylston More »
 
1,246
3,290
147
4,683
W. Brookfield
 
664
1,603
95
2,362
Westborough More »
 
3,875
6,232
356
10,463
Westminster More »
 
1,149
4,085
175
5,409
Winchendon More »
 
1,411
3,685
170
5,266
Worcester More »
 
27,403
34,054
4,729
66,186
County Totals
131,997
276,017
17,430 425,444