I am Catholic, and I believe we were always Sunday too. It was the Jewish faith that is Saturday.

MA and RI were the only two states that required a premium for Sunday, but RI's is just 25% where MA's was 50%. RI's min wage is $13.

We are the only two states that require a premium for holidays, and that continues. Noted is that most companies pay premiums for holidays anyway to keep employees. Sometimes the need for employees can be a factor in what one receives.

https://www.paycor.com/resource-center/articles/is-holiday-pay-mandatory-in-your-state/

I just looked. RI and MA were the only two states that requires a premium for Sunday. Now just RI. RI's minimum wage is $13 an hour. It was only two states that had the blue laws. RI's is 25% where MA's was 50%.

It also says Holiday pay premium is also only required in MA and RI. It does say that most companies pay holiday pay anyway to keep employees. That is the best way to do it, and may be the case in MA with Sunday.

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https://www.paycor.com/resource-center/articles/is-holiday-pay-mandatory-in-your-state/

Politics. Give and take, sometimes it works, and I think this was a fair compromise. This is an example of politics taking into account both sides, which is a good thing.

How many states have time and a half on Sunday, and what is the min wage there?

In reality, where retail is these days, it would just mean higher prices. It is easy to put this in a us vs. them rant, but it is really us vs. us.

Depending on your state, you may not need to replace it. It depends on inspection laws.

I live in MA and a person had his stolen. Because his car is so old, they are just going to weld a pipe and be done with it.

Anyway, given everything you have said, the best thing for you would be to fix the car as inexpensively as you can and keep it.

No. Workman's Comp.