The state Supreme Court last week handed the Washington Legislature a surprise bill that could cost well into the nine figures, ruling that adult family home...

The state Supreme Court last week handed the Washington Legislature a surprise bill that could cost well into the nine figures, ruling that adult family home workers are entitled to actually make the minimum wage, even if they are live-in workers who get room and board. If you find it surprising that they weren’t subject to the minimum wage — we were too. But take a spin through the exemptions to the wage law and you can see a bunch of pork belly giveaways to The Man. Minor league baseball and hockey players, newspaper carriers, able-bodied seamen, and — our favorite — elected officials. The Supremes, with an 8-1 ruling, entitled six live-in employees of an adult family company called AssureCare...

The state Supreme Court last week handed the Washington Legislature a surprise bill that could cost well into the nine figures, ruling that adult family home workers are entitled to actually make the minimum wage, even if they are live-in workers who get room and board. If you find it surprising that they weren’t subject to the minimum wage — we were too. But take a spin through the exemptions to the wage law and you can see a bunch of pork belly giveaways to The Man. Minor league baseball and hockey players, newspaper carriers, able-bodied seamen, and — our favorite — elected officials. The Supremes, with an 8-1 ruling, entitled six live-in employees of an adult family company called AssureCare...