Los Angeles mayor enacts $15-an-hour minimum wage
LOS ANGELES — In becoming the largest city in the country to mandate a $15-an-hour minimum wage, Los Angeles could put the pressure on other cities in what is sure […]
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Seattle’s minimum wage raise gave me the breathing room I needed
On January 1st, Whole Foods decided to raise our wages four months earlier than the April 1st implementation date, to $11 an hour. That was the first step to $15, […]
How Strategic Enforcement Fuels Compliance with Labor Laws
When we fill up our tanks, we’re aware of the price we’re paying for gas. But for those of us who live in New Jersey or Oregon, or have ever […]
How Seattle Will Enforce Its New Minimum Wage Law
Seattle’s new minimum wage law went into effect April 1, as did a law meant to ensure workers get paid overtime when they’ve earned it. But not everyone’s complying. So […]
Enforcing $15 wage: Job unfilled a week before law goes into effect
In November, the Seattle City Council looked ahead to the new minimum wage law and approved the creation of an Office of Labor Standards within Seattle’s Office of Civil Rights. […]
Minimum Wage Increase Killing Seattle Restaurants? Anatomy Of A Lie From Inside The Bubble
It all began with a story published earlier this month in a local, Seattle lifestyle magazine, complete with a headline designed to tweak the interest of the reader while bearing […]
What will $15 really mean? UW research team ready to study
On April 1, the minimum wage for Seattle businesses employing more than 500 people will rise to $11 an hour, the first step in the city’s march toward a citywide […]