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Seattle’s Minimum Wage Increase Resulted In Restaurants Being Less Clean

Aaron Bandler

A new study has determined that the higher minimum wage in Seattle doesn’t just have a negative impact on jobs, it also has a negative impact on restaurants’ hygiene.

The study, conducted by professors from Indiana University, Ball State University, and Villanova University, measured the effects of the minimum wage each time Seattle increased it and concluded that every dollar increase in the minimum wage resulted in total health code violations increasing by 6.3%.

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