As mentioned above, I was unclear as to whether the minimum wage in the article refers to Seattle's or the sheltered workshop exemption minimum wage. The NC us

As mentioned above, I was unclear as to whether the minimum wage in the article refers to Seattle's or the sheltered workshop exemption minimum wage. The NC used this exemption in the past and claimed the workers were contractors - and therefore only beholden to federal wage and disability laws. As long as they (Amazon and the NC) properly established the business as a sheltered workshop, workers would be looking at a few dollars an hour. Otherwise the federal minimum of $10.35 applies.