Posted on Sep 8, 2023
King County could get a $19 per hour minimum wage
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The proposal also aims to phase smaller businesses into the new minimum wage. For example, a business with fewer than 15 employees and an annual revenue of less than $2 million would pay workers $3 less than the new minimum wage, once enacted. Companies with between 15–500 employees could pay $2 less. These companies would then pay an additional 50 cents and $1 respectively each year until they catch up.
The proposal cites a number of statistics to make its case, such as the Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State. It also quotes 2022 data from the National Low Income Housing Coalition — 103 hours at minimum wage is needed to afford a basic one-bedroom home in King County.
NILHC's 2023 data states that the Seattle-Bellevue area is the the most expensive region to live in the state, and the wage necessary to afford a two-bedroom apartment is $47.21 per hour in King County.
The proposal is co-sponsored by Councilmembers Joe McDermott, Jeanne Kohl-Welles, and Rod Dembowski."
..."The proposal also aims to phase smaller businesses into the new minimum wage. For example, a business with fewer than 15 employees and an annual revenue of less than $2 million would pay workers $3 less than the new minimum wage, once enacted. Companies with between 15–500 employees could pay $2 less. These companies would then pay an additional 50 cents and $1 respectively each year until they catch up.
The proposal cites a number of statistics to make its case, such as the Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State. It also quotes 2022 data from the National Low Income Housing Coalition — 103 hours at minimum wage is needed to afford a basic one-bedroom home in King County.
NILHC's 2023 data states that the Seattle-Bellevue area is the the most expensive region to live in the state, and the wage necessary to afford a two-bedroom apartment is $47.21 per hour in King County.
The proposal is co-sponsored by Councilmembers Joe McDermott, Jeanne Kohl-Welles, and Rod Dembowski."
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