INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION, INC.; Charles Stempler; Katherine Lyons; Mark Lyons; Michael Park; Ronald Oh, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
CITY OF SEATTLE, a Municipal Corporation; Fred Podesta, Director of the Department of Finance and Administrative Services, Defendants-Appellees.
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Kate Comerford Todd , Steven P. Lehotsky , United States Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.
William S. Consovoy , Thomas R. McCarthy , J. Michael Connolly , Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Arlington, VA, for Amici Curiae American Hotel & Lodging Association, Asian American Hotels Owners Association, Home Care Association of America and Washington Retail Association.
Angelo I. Amador , Regulatory Counsel, National Restaurant Association, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae the National Restaurant Association.
Rebecca Smith , National Employment Law Project, Seattle, WA; Paul K. Sonn , National Employment Law Project, New York, New York, for Amicus Curiae National Employment Law Project.
Michael Rubin , Stacey M. Leyton (argued), Eric Brown , Altshuler Berzon LLP, San Francisco, CA; Dmitri Iglitzin , Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt LLP, Seattle, WA, for Amici Curiae SEIU Healthcare, 775NW, SEIU Healthcare1199NW, SEIU Local 6, OPEIU Local 8, UFCW Local 21, OneAmerica, Working Washington, Martina Phelps, and Crystal Thompson.
Before: MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, RONALD M. GOULD, and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.
OPINION
HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:
The International Franchise Association ("IFA") appeals the denial of a preliminary injunction which IFA sought in order to prevent the City of Seattle ("City") from enforcing a provision in its recently enacted minimum wage ordinance. The provision classifies certain franchisees as large employers, subjecting...
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