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Sept. 19, 2023 - King County considers increasing min wage
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King County Council considers increasing minimum wage to $19/hour
The legislation, introduced by Councilmember Girmay Zahilay, would make the rate for unincorporated parts of King County among the nation's highest.
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Sept. 19, 2023 - King County considers increasing min wage
9/19/2023 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
The legislation, introduced by Councilmember Girmay Zahilay, would make the rate for unincorporated parts of King County among the nation's highest.
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A minimum wage increase could be coming for unincorporated King County.
The King County Council is considering raising the minimum wage to $19 an hour.
The legislation, introduced by Council member Girmay Zahilay would make the rate for parts of King County among the nation's highest.
The proposed minimum wage would cover businesses in areas outside any city limits, so it wouldn't include Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Renton, or other cities, but it would cover areas such as Skyway, White Center, Vashon Island, and Bear Creek.
Zahilay tells Crosscut the ordinance would go through a public workshopping process before the county council would be asked to vote.
King County has already been at the center for the push to raise the minimum wage.
Several cities in the county, including Seattle, already have a minimum wage higher than the state minimum wage of $15.74 cents an hour.
The City of SeaTac has one of the highest in the country at $19.06 cents an hour.
I'm Paris Jackson.
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