Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Truth Needle: Is $15 wage dooming Seattle restaurants? Owners say no | The Seattle Times

Truth Needle: Is $15 wage dooming Seattle restaurants? Owners say no | The Seattle Times: "The claim: Recent Seattle restaurant closures may have been linked to the city’s new $15 minimum wage.

What we found: False.

An article suggesting the $15-an-hour minimum wage was a factor in some recent Seattle restaurant closures caught fire with national and conservative media this week. The only problem: When we asked the restaurateurs in question, they said it’s flat wrong."

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