A mild to moderate knee ligament injury may heal on its own, in time. To speed the healing, you can: Rest the knee. Avoid putting much weight on your knee if it's painful to do so. You may need to use crutches for a time. Ice your knee for 20 to 30 minutes every 3 to 4 hours to
Right now, a middle-wage worker in Massachusetts earns $21.19 per hour; thatâs the stateâs median wage, or the level where half the people make more and half make less. The minimum wage, by contrast, is currently $10 (it wonât climb to $11 until Jan. 1 of next year).
Currently, 29 states and D.C. have minimum wages above the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Five states have not adopted a state minimum wage: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. New Hampshire repealed their state minimum wage in 2011 but adopted the federal minimum wage by reference.