Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Oct. 1—Every year, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries sets a new minimum wage. Beginning Jan. 1, Washington workers must be paid at least $16.66 per hour. Washington ...
January 18: People's March in Seattle; May 7: Washington driver's licenses may no longer be used as proof of identity for commercial air travel, under the REAL ID Act [9] [10] August 13–17: 83rd World Science Fiction Convention in Seattle; November 4: elections 2025 King County, Washington Executive election; 2025 Seattle mayoral election
In 2025, the minimum wage for other workers in the state will be raised to $16.50. Here are the states that will boost their minimum wage at the first of the year, and how much workers will be paid:
The wage is adjusted based on changes to the Consumer Price Index
See minimum wage in the United States for much more info, including detailed state-by-state and city-by-city breakdown of the facts and numbers, and more info on US territories. Some of the sources list many more exceptions to the main rate in each state (both lower or higher than the statewide rate). [ 5 ]
The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
Washington state’s minimum wage will increase 54 cents to $16.28 an hour next year. The Washington Department of Labor and Industries made the announcement Friday, The Seattle Times reported.
The impact on employers and workers within the restaurant industry is a major focus of the Fight for $15 movement. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, restaurants and other food services employ about sixty percent of all workers paid at or below the minimum wage, as of 2018. [57]