By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE, April 1 (Reuters) - Seattle's new minimum wage law took effect on Wednesday amid mixed reaction from businesses, giving some workers a bump in compensation on the way to a $15 hourly wage, among the highest big-city pay floors in the United States. Seattle became the first major U.S.
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