Despite the efforts of former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement, the International Franchise Association fell short this week in its bid to scuttle part of Seattle’s landmark $15-per-hour minimum wage law.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Richard Jones in Seattle denied the IFA’s bid for a preliminary injunction that would have given more time for franchises in the city, such as fast-food restaurants and hotels, to transition to the new minimum wage. Siding with the city and its lawyers at Susman Godfrey, the judge found that the IFA wasn’t likely to succeed in its challenge to Seattle’s ordinance, which is set to take effect April 1 and calls for periodic increases over the current hourly minimum wage of $9.47.
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