The minimum wage went up this week in both Seattle and Washington state. By the numbers: As of Jan. 1, all Seattle employers ...

The new year brings expanded paid sick leave, protections for Seattle app-based workers, more safety regulations and ...

Washington State enacts new laws including a raised minimum wage, stricter negligent driving penalties, and a ban on selling ...

Many states automatically raise their minimum wage on Jan. 1 like Arizona, Virginia, Connecticut and Minnesota. In others, like Florida and Missouri, specific ballot measures have legislated the ...

From a ban on certain cosmetics to worker protections and jail time for negligent driving, these WA laws take effect on New ...

Minnesota’s state minimum wage will increase to $11.13 an hour in 2025. Minimum wage will increase in Missouri to $13.75, Jan ...

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 ...

Overall, the states set to raise their minimum wage on Wednesday include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, ...

Medicare enrollees will now pay a maximum of $2,000 on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs annually as part of another ...

Increases in Delaware, Illinois and Rhode Island will bring those states' minimums to $15 an hour, meaning 10 states and Washington, D.C., will now have $15 or higher minimum wage.

Washington had the highest state-level minimum wage in the nation in 2024 (Washington D.C.’s wage is $17), though the federal wage is still $7.25. Cities and counties in the state, however ...

Successful ballot initiatives and statehouse bills are driving a record number of minimum wage increases this coming year.