BOSTON, MA — With the start of 2023, Massachusetts will see several law changes, most notably increased benefits for those covered by the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law (PFML) and a minimum wage increase.
Here’s a look at some new state laws that will go into effect in 2023.
Maximum weekly benefits under the PFML are increasing from $1,084.31 to $1,129.82 per week. Employer contribution rates will also be lowered — employers with 25 or more covered individuals will now only need to pay 0.63 percent of eligible employee wages, and employers with fewer than 25 covered individuals will pay 0.318 percent.
The minimum wage in Massachusetts will increase from $14.25 an hour to $15 per hour. The 75-cent increase is the final result of legislation passed in 2018 that gradually increased the minimum wage to $15. Tipped workers’ wages will also increase from $6.15 to $6.75 per hour.
This is the result of Question 1 from the November ballot. Starting Jan. 1, anyone who earns more than $1 million per year will pay an additional 4 percent income tax.
Under state "blue laws," workers have been entitled to premium pay on Sundays — but that ends in 2023. The Sunday premium pay rate has been ratcheted down gradually since 2018, reaching 1.1X the pay rate in 2022. It'll go to zero in 2023 for employers with more than seven employees.
Here are some regulations to keep in mind for later in 2023:
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