One of the initiatives would allow employers to count tips toward the new minimum wage.
EVERETT, Wash. — Businesses and their employees are struggling right now.
Dealing with the post-pandemic economy, inflation and the demand for rising wages restaurants have their plates full.
“Consumers are really tapped out,” said Kerri Lonergan-Dreke, CEO of Lombardi’s restaurants.
Higher prices mean the need for higher wages which forces businesses to raise prices and the cycle repeats.
Voters in Everett will soon decide the future of the minimum wage part of that equation.
Initiative 24-01 mandates employers offer additional hours to part-time
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