Legal Opinion
International Franchise Ass'n v. City of Seattle
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 25, 2015No. 15-35209PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:
The International Franchise Association (“IFA”) appeals the denial of a preliminary injunction which IFA sought in order to prevent the City of Seattle (“City”) from enforcing ^ provision in its recently enacted minimum wage ordinance. The provision classifies certain franchisees as large employers, subjecting them as a result to a steeper schedule of incremental wage increases over the next five years. While we express no view as to the ultimate merits, we affirm because IFA did not, at this stage in the proceeding, show it is likely to succeed on the merits or…
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