Jackson’s Catfish Corner, Bel Gatto, The Jilted Siren, Plum Bistro and Rapport wine bar have shuttered in recent days, according to Seattle outlets.

SEATTLE — After the city's minimum wage requirement increased to more than $20 an hour on New Year's Day, two eateries in West Seattle have permanently closed: Bel Gatto, a bakery in Fauntleroy, and ...

According to Trading Economics, citing the country's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China's minimum monthly wage stood at 960 yuan renminbi in 2009, equating to roughly $131 that ...

Many states automatically raise their minimum wage on Jan. 1 like Arizona, Virginia, Connecticut and Minnesota. In others, ...

Meritus Health, Washington County’s only integrated health system and one of the region’s largest employers, took the next ...

In California, 29 cities set new wage floors, including $17 per hour in Oakland, while seven towns in Washington raised their ...

The post Seattle's Minimum Wage Hike Hurts Workers appeared first on Reason.com. El Paso will see temperatures drop by nearly ...

Other states that have increased their requirements include Alaska, California, Florida, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, ...

However, according to leading economists—including famed billionaire investor Warren Buffett—minimum wages can actually raise unemployment by giving employers ... For example, Washington, D.C. raises ...

While Stewart has a master’s degree from UW, she doesn’t work with college students in a lecture hall or lab. She’s a head ...

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

Thomas Oide/Axios The minimum wage increased this month in both Denver and the state of Colorado. Why it matters: An estimated 260,800 local employees will benefit from the pay bumps directly and ...