• The University of Washington won’t be complying with Seattle’s new minimum wage ordinance, at least to begin with:

But whether a city can set wages for the UW, the state community colleges, Seattle Public Schools, King County, the Port of Seattle and other public entities is still up for debate.

Some of those agencies have already decided to follow the law’s timeline for pay increases, but the UW hasn’t. . . .

The issue is one the state Supreme Court is weighing as it considers whether the city of SeaTac, which passed its own $15 minimum-wage law in 2013, has the power to dictate pay at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which is owned and operated by the Port of Seattle.

Oral arguments in that case took place last June; no date has been set for the decision.

• So how will Seattle enforce the ordinance?

In November, the Seattle City Council looked ahead to the new minimum wage law and approved the creation of an Office of Labor Standards within Seattle’s Office of Civil Rights. The office is generally tasked with ensuring fair working conditions, safety and general labor standards, but its establishment was with a specific eye toward enforcing Seattle’s minimum wage ordinance, set to begin taking effect on April 1.

With less than a week until the minimum wage goes up to $11 an hour at the largest companies, however, the office does not have a director. And a promised public campaign to spread awareness of the hike is nowhere to be seen.

• Our former president, Dick Davis, has a good op-ed in the Times: In defense of the dead-end job.