More than four years after Seattle implemented an ordinance that raised the minimum wage for many local businesses to at least $15 per hour, the city continues to lead the national conversation. Seattle’s minimum wage ordinance went into effect in April 2015, and this year that law raised the minimum wage for employees of businesses with more than 500 employees to $16 per hour, while boosting minimum pay for employees of smaller businesses to $12 an hour, or $15 an hour if those employees don’t receive medical benefits or tips. Now the minimum wage momentum driven forward by Seattle and some of its top corporations appears to be surging nationally. Read More...
Seattle remains a battleground in the minimum wage debate
More than four years after Seattle implemented an ordinance that raised the minimum wage for many local businesses to at least $15 per hour, the city continues to lead the national conversation. Seattle’s minimum wage ordinance went into effect in April 2015, and this year that law raised the minimum wage for employees of businesses with more than 500 employees to $16 per hour, while boosting minimum pay for employees of smaller businesses to $12 an hour, or $15 an hour if those employees don’t receive medical benefits or tips. Now the minimum wage momentum driven forward by Seattle and some of its top corporations appears to be surging nationally.
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