Seattle just passed a $15 minimum wage bill, and San Francisco will vote on one in November. It's a hot topic among lawmakers around the country, and business owners are concerned.
Franchise owners in Seattle are being considered as large rather than small businesses in minimum wage ordinance.
These entrepreneurs took a risky bet: Instead of taking out a loan, they cracked their nest eggs to fund their startup.
Two of the nation's biggest employers, and the two names most associated with low-wage work, are not completely opposed to increasing the federal minimum wage.
The Seattle city council approved an increase in the city's minimum wage, bumping it up to $15 an hour.
Fast food workers are on the streets again, demanding employers double their federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.