The minimum wage rate for most workers in the state of Illinois won’t change until 2020, but employers in some municipalities will see an increase a little sooner than that. Effective July 1, 2019, employers in the City of Chicago must post the updated 2019 Chicago Minimum Wage notice to inform workers in the city Read more
Raising the Minimum Wage Rate at the Local Level The federal minimum wage rate has been $7.25 an hour since 2009 despite the rising costs of living in the years since. In response, many state and city governments have taken responsibility for raising minimum wage rates to better meet the needs of workers and their Read more
What’s happening? The city of Chicago, Illinois joined a host of other communities across the county that have established minimum wage rates significantly higher than their respective state minimum wage rates. Among them are Albuquerque, NM, Santa Fe, NM, Montgomery County, MD, Prince George’s County, MD, Berkeley, CA, San Francisco, CA, Oakland, CA, and Seattle, WA. How much? Read more
On July 1, 2015, minimum wage workers in the city of Chicago, Illinois will get a raise. Last December, the Chicago City Council passed an Ordinance raising the City’s minimum wage to $10.00 per hour, well above the current $8.25 per hour statewide minimum wage rate. The Chicago Minimum Wage Ordinance also provides for future Read more
