On Monday, Mayor Murray announced plans to create an Office of Labor

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