FINAL BILL REPORT

                    I 688

                           C 1 L 99

                      Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  State minimum wage.

Sponsors:  By People of the State of Washington.

Background:  The state minimum wage for those 18 and older is $4.90 per hour.  The federal minimum wage is $5.15 per hour.

The state minimum wage law is supplementary to any federal and local minimum wage laws.  A federal or local minimum wage that is more favorable than the state minimum wage remains in effect.

Summary:  The state minimum wage for those 18 and older is increased to $5.70 per hour for 1999 and $6.50 per hour for 2000.  Each year thereafter, the state minimum wage is adjusted for inflation by the Department of Labor and Industries.

Effective:  December 3, 1998