Under Mayor Ed Murray's minimum wage proposal announced today, small businesses are defined as having 500 employees or less. And these businesses have seven years to gradually adjust wages to $15 per hour. So:
Can anyone name a "small business" with 500 employees?
— Ansel (@Ansel) May 1, 2014
Seriously: Can anyone name a "small business" with 500 employees? @Mayor_Ed_Murray, @NickJLicata, @Workingwa?
— Ansel (@Ansel) May 1, 2014
@workingwa So what's an example of a Seattle small business with 500 employees?
— Ansel (@Ansel) May 1, 2014
Capitol Hill's Chamber of Commerce suggests Pagliacci Pizza, which I thought of as more of a fast-food chain than a small business. That's the only one I've heard of, so far. I've also asked the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce for any examples they might have.
Anyone?