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Ernie Smith August 16, 2016

The new app Wage Engage hopes to give small businesses a bigger voice in the minimum-wage fight, which…

Ernie Smith January 26, 2016

The International Franchise Association says that its lawsuit against Seattle over its $15 minimum wage brings up enough…

Eli Zimmerman October 26, 2015

If the past six months of results are any indication, the company that set a $70,000 minimum wage…

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Ernie Smith March 19, 2015

A federal judge declined to grant the International Franchise Association a preliminary injunction against portions of Seattle's minimum-wage…

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Ernie Smith February 25, 2015

New York’s plan to increase the minimum wage for tipped workers to $7.50—one of the highest levels in…

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Ernie Smith January 27, 2015

Increases in the minimum wage have traditionally been nonstarters for nonprofits and business groups, but some organizations at…

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Ernie Smith October 15, 2014

The National Retail Federation, which has taken a stance against increasing the federal minimum wage, will soon find…

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Ernie Smith June 12, 2014

The International Franchise Association has followed through with legal action against the city of Seattle over its $15…

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Ernie Smith June 5, 2014

The International Franchise Association says a new minimum wage law in Seattle—raising wages to $15 per hour over…

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Rob Stott May 5, 2014

As a measure to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour was blocked in the Senate…

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Daniel Ford April 26, 2013

A new poll finds that the majority of small-business owners support an increase in the federal minimum wage,…