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 highest rates in the country. For the first time since Seattle’s minimum wage ordinance took effect almost a decade ago, all employers will be subject to the same pay floor.

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Seattle minimum wage hits $20.76 an hour — and it’s not the area’s highest

Bebop Waffle Shop, which was founded by a former New York City resident more than a decade ago, closed its doors for good on Monday.

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Seattle waffle shop owner shuts down business over new $20-plus minimum wage law: ‘I’ve cried every day’

It will cost an extra £2,367 to employ someone over 21 earning the minimum wage this year, analysis by the Centre for Policy Studies showed.

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Tax and pay hikes to see firms pay £2,300 more per low-wage worker this year

Restaurants and coffee shops, which often operate on thin profit margins, are struggling to absorb the costs of the $20.76 wage.

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Seattle's record minimum wage hike sparks business closures

The owner of Bebop Waffle Shop will have to shutter her business, but still supports the minimum wage hike that forced her to close.

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Popular Restaurant Unable to Survive Even One Day of New $20.76 Minimum Wage Law

SEATTLE — Seattle’s lowest-paid workers will be ringing in the new year with a raise. Read more...

As the city of Seattle, Washington, hiked minimum wages to $20.76 per hour on New Year’s Day, some businesses had to close their doors, including one restaurant whose owner somehow still supports the new law. The increased minimum wage took effect on the first day of 2025, scrapping the previous rule saying businesses could pay... The post Popular Restaurant Unable to Survive Even One Day of New $20.76 Minimum Wage Law appeared first on Daily Tr…

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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 highest rates in the country.

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Seattle minimum wage hits $20.76 an hour — and it's not the area's highest

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In October, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said he would work on ways to ensure the new higher minimum wage that would take effect Jan. 1, 2025 would not impact small businesses. “Our office convened discussions to help address the concerns of all stakeholders. As the tip credit expires, we are committed to aggressively addressing many […] The post Small businesses close in Seattle as higher minimum wage kicks in appeared first on Must Read Alaska.

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Small businesses close in Seattle as higher minimum wage kicks in

On New Year’s Day, Seattle’s minimum wage is jumping up to more than $20 per hour, and for some local small business owners, that is too much of a change to keep their doors open.

Seattle minimum wage hits $20.76 an hour — and it’s not the area’s highest

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