Wash. state may raise minimum wage again
Although Wash. already has the highest state-level minimum wage in the nation - outmatched only by a few cities and municipalities that have better rates - the Evergreen State could again increase its pay floor and make time and attendance worth more for workers.
The possible hike is currently in a preliminary phase, with Gov. Jay Inslee expressing a desire to discuss the matter with the state legislature, according to CNN Money. The rough numbers that have been publicly mentioned indicate a raise to the current hourly amount of $9.32 somewhere between $1.50 and $2.50.
The higher figure proposed by the governor would make the state's rate closer to that of SeaTac, Wash., which recently raised its minimum to $15 per hour. The pay increase there only affects some employees around SeaTac International Airport, a major travel center in the Pacific Northwest that serves Seattle, Tacoma and other population centers in the area.
Some confusion has arisen from the SeaTac increase with small businesses exempted from the hike and a court ruling that workers at the airport itself would not be eligible for raised pay as they are employees of the Port of Seattle, located in the city proper.
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