Seattle City Council Approves $15/hour Minimum Wage
Washington State's minimum wage is currently $9.32 per hour (including for tipped service workers).
Quote:SEATTLE - Seattle City Council unanimously approved the adoption of a $15 per hour minimum wage today, making Seattle the first major city in America to take such an action to address income inequality. Beginning April 1, 2015, the legislation will phase-in a $15 per hour minimum wage annually over 3 to 7 years, depending on employer size.
"Today we answer President Obama's call and the moral call to address the plight of low wage workers," said Councilmember Sally J. Clark, chair of the City Council's Select Committee on the Minimum Wage and Income Inequality. "Seattle's new law puts low wage workers on a path to $15 and does it in a way that respects Seattle's love for local businesses and world-leading innovation."
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Washington State's minimum wage is currently $9.32 per hour (including for tipped service workers).
