From Human Events:
The Washington, D.C. city council recently approved legislation that would increase the city’s minimum wage for employees at larger retailers like Walmart and Target to $12.50 an hour, a nearly 50% increase over the current minimum of $8.25 that applies to all employers. The legislation was introduced specifically to target Walmart, but local politics forced its sponsors to broaden it to include other large retailers. And, notably, unionized stores like Safeway are excluded from the ordinance. Whether Mayor Vincent Gray signs the bill is still up in the air as this blog post is being written. Walmart openly opposed the legislation and threatened to stop current plans to build three new stores in the District if the legislation was approved. Council passed it anyway.
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