Burien challenges minimum wage initiative

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, approved less than three weeks ago by voters, is unconstitutional. At the start of the year, the city’s new minimum wage law kicked in at $21.16 an hour for businesses with more than 20 employees.
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 companies, it is $20.16 an hour.Initiative 1 would tie Burien’s minimum wage to that of Tukwila,
Burien sues to halt adoption of voter-approved minimum wage initiative
Burien is suing over Measure 1, a minimum wage initiative that ends exemptions in the city's existing wage law and sets the big business rate to $21.10 an hour.
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Burien voters appear to favor expanding $21.10 minimum wage
A ballot measure to expand Burien's minimum wage appeared to be passing on Wednesday, with 55% of voters voting in favor.
Burien’s $21 minimum wage ballot measure gets voter support
If the lead holds, Burien would match Tukwila's minimum wage, bringing it slightly higher than wage floors set in Seattle and SeaTac.
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 Initiative 24-001 (“Initiative 1”) that was approved by voters in the Feb. 11 Special Election.
Burien Special Election: Minimum wage increase measure close by hundreds of votes
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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 ...
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ELECTION RESULTS 4: Burien’s minimum wage initiative continues to gain votes, now leading with 56.81%
The latest election results for Burien’s Initiative 1 show the measure continuing to gain support, now with 56.81% of voters ...
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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.