$15 an Hour
Paying the Price for $15 an Hour
With the economy soaring, its hard to gauge the effectiveness of Seattles minimum-wage hike. Some small-business owners remain dubious.
When the Seattle City Council passed the $15 minimum- wage ordinance in June 2014, David Lee, founder and CEO of the Field Roast Grain Meat Company, was not happy. The minimum wage hurts businesses like ours that compete on a national level, says Lee, who believes it makes employers feel cheap and weakens the goodwill…