Blue Spirits Distilling To Get Rent Deferred By Chelan Douglas Port
The Chelan Douglas Port Authority owns the district and has granted a three-month pause for the company which produces alcoholic spirits such as Vodka, Whiskey and Gin.
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Workers across Washington State are getting a raise
On January 1st, the minimum wage increased to $15.74 per hour...that's a raise of $1.25 from last year.
Minimum Wage Rising in 2021
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced Wednesday that minimum wage will be going up in 2021 to $13.69 per hour.
L&I says the change is significant this year because it also impacts wages paid to some salaried employees exempt from overtime and other protections under state law.
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Minimum Wage Increases in 2020
Washington's minimum wage will increase to $13.50 on January 1st as part of Initiative 1433 that was passed in 2016.
The increase is applicable to workers in both agriculture and non-agricultural jobs. It does allow for 14- and 15-year-olds to be paid 85 percent of the minimum wage...
Lawsuit Filed Over Minimum Wage Initiative
The initiative to raise the state's minimum wage violated the state's constitution. So says a lawsuit filed in Kittitas County Superior Court by several businesses and lobbying groups.
Washington State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business Patrick O'Connor said, "Once the legislative session convened representatives from different organizations were in the same place at