Dive Summary:

• A widely publicized and closely watched bill requiring major retailers inside Washington, D.C. to increase the minimum wage to $12.50 per hour is still awaiting a decision from the city mayor.
• The ‘living wage bill’ was passed by city council members in July of this year and has been a controversial topic since the bill’s introduction earlier this summer.
• Walmart has threatened to abandon its plans for three new area locations if the bill is signed into law.

From the article:

Businesses with unionized workforces are exempt under the act, and retailers currently operating in the city would have several years to come into compliance. Those provisions, combined with the measure’s timing and public comments from its proponents, have closely linked it with Wal-Mart.