Legal Opinion

Filo Foods, LLC v. City of SeaTac

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 20, 2015No. 89723-9PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtOwens, J.

¶1 In 2013, voters from the city of SeaTac approved local Proposition 1. That initiative establishes a $15-per-hour minimum wage and other benefits and rights for employees in the hospitality and transportation industries in the city of SeaTac. See ch. 7.45 SeaTac Municipal Code. Opponents of Proposition 1 challenged its validity under state and federal law. The trial court largely rejected these challenges, with two exceptions. The trial court held that (1) under state law, Proposition 1 could not be enforced *779at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and (2) federal labor law preempted a…

2Cases cited60 opinions

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