On Monday, Mayor Murray announced plans to create an Office of Labor Standards to help city employers and employees better understand and comply with Seattle’s paid sick-leave law and upcoming minimum-wage increase. Our readers had a few thoughts on the matter. “When will he establish the ‘Small Business Owners Subsidy Office’ for those of us that don’t make $15 an hour and have to cover all the paid sick leave ourselves?” —Tim McConnell, via Facebook •
“This is right out of the Obamacare handbook! Create a new law and then hire 25,000 new IRS agents to enforce it—Congrats Seattle you’re on the cutting edge.” —Victor Lombardi, via Facebook •
“Haha. Ain’t gonna happen. This is such a joke. By the time this BS is in effect, natural inflation will cause the 15 an hour. Just Crazy.” —Matthew Murray, via Facebook