The minimum wage went up this week in both Seattle and Washington state. By the numbers: As of Jan. 1, all Seattle employers ...

SEATTLE – Seattle’s lowest-paid workers will be ringing in the new year with a raise. Minimum wage in the city will rise to $20.76 per hour beginning midnight on New Year’s Day, one of the ...

The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) announced the increase on Thursday as part of the annual increase required by the Minimum Wage Ordinance. Minimum wage applies to all workers regardless ...

A higher minimum wage has combined with the usual seasonal factors to put some businesses in a very hard spot.

closed its doors just days after Seattle's new minimum wage of $20.76 per hour took effect Wednesday. Bebop is one of several businesses in Seattle facing closure or financial strain as the city ...

Seattle's minimum wage increased to $20.76 per hour on Wednesday, and at least one business has already closed because of it. Seattle adopted the Minimum Wage Ordinance in June 2014, amending the ...

Costco Wholesale is raising pay for most of its hourly U.S. workers to more than $30 an hour amid contract talks with ...

The ordinance has increased minimum wage in unincorporated King County to $20.29 an hour, but there are exceptions based on ...

The Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, the only privately owned detention center in Washington, can hold up to 1,575 people.