Seattle to Officially Increase Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour

This is a big deal.

Seattle's minimum wage will slowly increase to $15 per hour following City Council's approval of an ordinance which will give the city the highest minimum wage in the United States.  

According to the Associated Press, this has been a key initiative of Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, who was elected last year partially off the strength of the promise to make it happen. Furthermore, the matter was supported by a recently-elected City Council Member. 

The Associated Press adds that the plan to gradually increase minimum wage will be a drawn-out process which will take longer for small businesses to implement: 

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The process is slated to officially begin on Apr. 1, 2015.

[via The Associated Press]

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