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International Franchise Association, Inc. et al v. City of Seattle, et al
Case Number:
2:14-cv-00848
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Constitutional - State Statute
Judge:
Firms
- Altshuler Berzon
- Bancroft PLLC
- Barnard Iglitzin
- Christensen O'Connor
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Schaerr Jaffe
- Susman Godfrey
- Wiley Rein
Companies
- American Hotel & Lodging Association
- International Franchise Association
- National Employment Law Project
- National Restaurant Association
- OPEIU Local 8
- Service Employees International Union
- United Food & Commercial Workers International Union
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March 18, 2015
Franchisees Lose Bid To Block Seattle's Minimum Wage Law
A Washington federal judge refused Tuesday to stall the implementation of Seattle's $15-per-hour minimum wage law on large businesses and franchisees, saying franchisees have failed to substantiate their argument that they will be put at a competitive disadvantage compared with mom-and-pop shops.
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September 30, 2014
Seattle Defends $15 Minimum Wage Law's Franchise Approach
Opposing a request to block the implementation of a $15 minimum wage law, Seattle argued in a Monday filing that the legislation's approach to certain franchisees does not violate federal laws as such businesses benefit more from the marketing and trademarks of big brands.
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June 11, 2014
Franchisees Sue To Block Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage
Seattle’s record $15-an-hour minimum wage unfairly discriminates against franchisees by treating them as large businesses even if local owners only employ a handful of workers, the International Franchise Association said Wednesday in a federal lawsuit seeking to stop enforcement of the wage hike.