A five-member City Council committee Tuesday advanced a motion that intends to extend worker protections for fast food ...

Senate Bill 5023 would reinforce workers’ rights to keep belongings like immigration documents and prohibits employers from ...

These ballot initiatives are becoming prolific." So observed the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce on February 12th, ...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's proposal in late February to make the 117-year-old market "one of the greatest pedestrian ...

WA state's minimum wage went up to $16.66 in 2025, but in some cities, including Seattle, $20 is now the going rate. Actually, it is $20.76. CA implemented it statewide, and it had effects on jobs.

Californians are among the nation's largest consumers of imported Mexican avocados, tequila and beer. Prices of all are ...

So far, 40 states – as well as Washington, D.C. – have participated in Medicaid expansion. The program’s growth has reduced the number of Americans without health insurance and narrowed coverage gaps ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sweat streamed down Talita Ferreira Sanches’ face as she pushed a cart loaded with beer and water up ...

BURIEN, Wash. — A battle in Burien – over minimum wage. The city just filed a lawsuit claiming that a ballot measure, ...

While the minimum wage for the city of Santa Fe and Santa Fe County is due to go up on Saturday, the annual increase will be the smallest in four years. This year’s 40-cent increase, from $14.60 to ...