BOSTON (WHDH) - Some new laws are going into effect as the Bay State rings in the new year — including a pay raise for hundreds of thousands of people and a break for electric car owners.
Massachusetts’s minimum wage will rise from $12 to $12.75, meaning more than 420,000 workers will get a pay increase.
This comes as part of the state’s plan to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2023.
Also starting on Wednesday, car buyers can expect to get some money back if they decide to go electric.
All electric cars will be eligible for rebates up to $2,500.
Plug-in Hybrids will get $1,500.
Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation in December that will fund the program for the next two years.
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