Awaiting the new minimum wage — and a bigger daycare bill Small businesses outside Seattle are preparing for a higher minimum wage starting in January. Voters approved an increase in the state minimum to $13.50... Carolyn Adolph
Initiative 1433 would close the gap between the state's and Seattle's minimum wage — partially Washington state has long had one of the highest minimum wages in the country. At $9.47, it is also one of the few minimum wages that can rise with the... Carolyn Adolph
What does a booming Seattle mean for young people? By definition, growing pains are the problems that are experienced as something grows larger or more successful -- and there's no doubt that Seattle has... Melissa Takai Jaylen Wheeler Aubrey Gelpieryn Yafiet Bezabih
A minimum wage fight outside Seattle could shape state Legislature A bump in the state minimum wage is on your fall ballot – Initiative 1433. It would raise the hourly wage $4 by the year 2020. In one Snohomish County... David Hyde
Most Seattle Businesses Plan To Stay And Comply With $15 Wage Law Seattle's $15 minimum wage law doesn't fully take effect until 2021, but a new report gives a glimpse of its impacts so far. The City Council was... Paige Browning
SeaTac Workers File Class Action Lawsuit Over Wages Airport workers filed 14 class action lawsuits Wednesday, claiming wage theft against their employers. They say they aren't being paid the $15 dollar... Paige Browning
No More Tipping At Tom Douglas Restaurants Bill Radke speaks with Seattle restaurateur Tom Douglas about his plan to replace tipping with a wage raise and 20 percent service charge. The change wi... Bill Radke Matt Martin
Tacoma Voters Favor $12 Minimum Wage David Hyde talks to Tacoma News Tribune reporter Kate Martin about election results in Tacoma, including an increase to the minimum wage and a measure... David Hyde Allie Ferguson
Sexism Is One Reason A Seattle Restaurateur Stopped Tips Chef Renee Erickson says she was trying to close pay gaps among her employees when she eliminated tipping at her Seattle restaurants. But she told KUOW... David Hyde Andy Hurst
Economist Explains How Seattle Can Avoid Common Growing Pains Ross Reynolds talks with University of California Berkeley economics professor Enrico Moretti, author of “The New Geography of Jobs,” about how the... Ross Reynolds
