So the next time you wonder if fire rated glass is expensive, know that there are ways of specifying fire and safety rated products for 20 and 45 minute applications that wonât blow your budget.
By either of these standards, a minimum wage position in Pennsylvania accounts for only a fraction of familiesâ basic living expenses. A full-time employee making $7.25 per hour earns just $15,000 per year.
Massachusetts has raised the minimum wage to $10.00 per hour as of January 2016, and it is scheduled to raise again to $11.00 on January 1, 2017. Minimum wage had been raised from $8.00 per hour to $9.00 per hour in January 2015. Massachusetts has a special minimum wage rate for agricultural workers (currently $8 per hour) except if the worker is 17 years old or an employer's immediate family member.