"There's quite a few states across the country that will be seeing quite big jumps in the minimum wage because of the higher ... said Holly Sklar, CEO of Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, a ...

Another California small business and its workers have ... says the team felt “shock” learning the restaurant closed Monday due to the new minimum wage law. Getty Images “Two of my coworkers ...

A business owner in West Seattle lamented that the closure of her business due to the rising minimum wage means the loss of a place where locals could safely gather. Nearly half the states in the ...

Fast food chains in California are slashing jobs - as a way to cut costs after the minimum wage in the ... 11 bankruptcy and closed 48 locations in the state. The California Business and ...

Shake Shack has announced its plans to close six of its California locations nearly five months after the state’s new $20 minimum wage ... closures to the “rising cost of doing business ...

The minimum wage change that is occurring slowly but ... "Since this new wave targeting fast-food franchises took effect last April, my business has certainly experienced the cost pressure ...

"The closings were brought about by the rising cost of doing business in California," said ... it's not surprising — especially after minimum wage jumped from $16 to $20 an hour.

The owner of a popular waffle shop in West Seattle said she had no choice but to shut down her business after the city’s new minimum wage law went ... than a decade ago, closed its doors for ...

Some workers may earn less than the federal minimum wage because there are exceptions ... The rising cost of living aside, many companies and business leaders have long argued that upping the ...

The new law sets a flat minimum wage of $20.76 for all employers, regardless of size or the benefits offered. For small-business ... closures in Seattle will rise by 5 to 8 percent this year ...