Burien battles over minimum wage
BURIEN, Wash. — A battle in Burien – over minimum wage. The city just filed a lawsuit claiming that a ballot measure, ...
Burien asks court to untangle conflicting minimum wage laws
As of January 1, 2025, the minimum wage in Burien is $21.16 an hour for employers with more than 500 workers. For smaller ...
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City of Burien files lawsuit, takes minimum wage dispute to King County Superior Court
Feb. 25, 2025, the City of Burien filed a complaint in King County Superior Court seeking a declaratory judgment on Burien ...
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Early results show support for minimum wage initiative as debate heats up in Burien
Early special election results are in regarding whether the city of Burien will keep the minimum wage as is or replace it with a citywide rate of $21.10. As of Tuesday evening, early results ...
Seattle Times17d
Burien’s $21 minimum wage ballot measure gets voter support
A citizen-initiated ballot measure to raise Burien’s minimum wage for workers at large employers to $21.10 an hour was leading Tuesday night based on early results from the special election.
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Burien Special Election: Measure to increase minimum wage leading in votes
As early results rolled on Tuesday night, a measure in Burien to create a minimum wage increase is leading by several hundred votes. Measure 1A aimed to raise the wage to $21.10 and have ...
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Santa Fe city, county minimum hourly wage jumps to $15 this weekend
The 40-cent hike will be the smallest annual increase in four years — but some businesses still say it will hurt them.