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Muffinz0rz posted...

"According to Reuters, the University of Washington research paper said low-wage workers on average now clock 9 percent fewer hours and earn $125 less each month than before the Pacific Northwest city set one of the highest minimum wages in the nation."

http://murray.seattle.gov/minimumwage/

The only employers paying $15 an hour are large employers that don't offer medical benefits.

All other employers have a less than 9% increase in wages so cutting hours 9% makes no sense since that would mean they have less payroll expense which they would try to decrease regardless of what the wage is. Why the sudden extra need to decrease payroll expense more than last year?

large employers that don't offer medical benefits have an increased 15% in wages. So after a 9% reduction in hours the employees should still be making more money than before.

Something isn't adding up if people are making $125 less a month
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YEA!