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Voter-approved $15 minimum wage law in Seattle suburb faces legal challenge
Source: Reuters
Voter-approved $15 minimum wage law in Seattle suburb faces legal challenge
BY JONATHAN KAMINSKY
OLYMPIA, Washington Fri Dec 13, 2013 12:19pm EST
(Reuters) - A judge on Friday will hear a legal challenge to the voter-approved initiative enacting a $15 minimum wage for travel and hospitality sector workers in a Seattle suburb that is home to the region's main international airport.
King County Superior Court Judge Andrea Darvas, who in August ruled the measure struck from the ballot in a decision subsequently overturned on appeal, is expected to issue a ruling on the case immediately following oral arguments.
The measure applies only in the city of SeaTac and mandates that some 6,300 workers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and nearby hotels, car rental agencies and parking lots receive a minimum hourly wage more than double the federal minimum rate of $7.25. Its supporters said they believe Darvas will rule against them.
But they say the case will likely be decided by the Washington Supreme Court.
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BY JONATHAN KAMINSKY
OLYMPIA, Washington Fri Dec 13, 2013 12:19pm EST
(Reuters) - A judge on Friday will hear a legal challenge to the voter-approved initiative enacting a $15 minimum wage for travel and hospitality sector workers in a Seattle suburb that is home to the region's main international airport.
King County Superior Court Judge Andrea Darvas, who in August ruled the measure struck from the ballot in a decision subsequently overturned on appeal, is expected to issue a ruling on the case immediately following oral arguments.
The measure applies only in the city of SeaTac and mandates that some 6,300 workers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and nearby hotels, car rental agencies and parking lots receive a minimum hourly wage more than double the federal minimum rate of $7.25. Its supporters said they believe Darvas will rule against them.
But they say the case will likely be decided by the Washington Supreme Court.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/13/us-usa-washingtonstate-wage-idUSBRE9BC0QY20131213