Nearly 20 states are raising their minimum wages next year, the highest to $16/hour, as the federal rate stays frozen — is your state on the list?

Fortunately it only applies in states that have no minimum-wage law of their own or a minimum wage below the federal minimum ...
Opinion

Washington's State Capital Just Voted Against Increasing the Minimum Wage, Unemployment

Olympia residents apparently did not learn from Seattle’s experience that minimum wage hikes do not improve the welfare of the worst off in society.
AOL

'Felt that pushback': Seattle’s 2026 $21.30 minimum wage worries hospitality industry

(The Center Square) – Much to the chagrin of some employers in the city, Seattle's minimum wage is set to increase to $21.30 per hour on Jan. 1, 2026, the Seattle Office Labor Standards announced on ...
Washington Examiner

Seattle group files measure for $15 minimum wage

SEATTLE (AP) — A group seeking a $15 an hour minimum wage filed paperwork on Monday for a voter measure that would amend the Seattle charter, a move aiming to increase pressure on Mayor Ed Murray and ...
The Olympian on MSN

Washington AG launches new ‘Worker Rights Unit' to combat wage theft

"This unit will fight to even the playing field for Washington workers and hold corporations accountable that exploit their ...