Chicago Minimum Wage & Paid Sick Leave Poster Description
All businesses licensed to operate with the city of Chicago, IL with employees covered by the City’s Worker Protections Law must post the Chicago Minimum Wage & Paid Sick Leave Poster. Individuals and entities covered by the law and major features of the poster include:
Minimum Wage
- The Chicago Minimum Wage provisions (MCC 6-105) provide for annual minimum wage rate increases effective each July 1.
- The Minimum Wage provisions of the Law apply to employers who maintain a facility in the City. The Minimum Wage provisions cover any employee who, in any particular two-week period, performs at least 2 hours of work for an employer while physically present within the geographic boundaries of the City. The Minimum Wage provisions also cover domestic workers.
- The poster’s Minimum Wage section identifies the effective minimum wage and overtime rate for employers with:
- employers with 21 or more employees
- 4-20 employees
- youth workers
- tipped employees
- domestic workers
Paid Sick Leave
- The Paid Sick Leave provisions of the law:
- apply to employers who maintain a business facility and households located within the geographic boundaries of the City
- cover hourly employees who work at least 80 hours within a 120-day period
- provide covered employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked, up to 40 hours a year
- cover salaried employees who accrue 1 hour of paid sick leave for each week worked
- Paid Sick Leave can be used:
- for the employee’s own illness, injury or medical care
- to care for a family member with a health or medical need
- to handle matters related to domestic violence or a sex offense
- due to closure of the business or a child’s school
- The Paid Sick Leave portion of the poster explains accrual rate, hours available for use in the first year, and total hours available in a 12-month period.
Wage Theft
- The Wage Theft portion of the poster defines wage theft, explains when wage payment is due, and describes employee remedies and employer penalties for violations.
Human Trafficking
- Contact information for the National Human Trafficking Hotline is provided.
Notice
- Employers must post the current Chicago Minimum Wage & Paid Sick Leave Poster in a conspicuous place at the place of employment and provide the notice to each employee with the employee’s first paycheck.
- The Poster gives the Chicago Office of Labor Standards contact information and website for additional information.
Language Formats
This poster is available in English and Spanish.
Enforcement
- It is unlawful for any employer to discriminate in any manner or take any adverse action against any covered employee in retaliation for exercising their rights.
- Any employer who violates the law is subject to a fine of $500.00 to $1,000.00 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense to which a separate fine shall apply.
- Any employer who violates the law may be subject to civil action.