Cook County minimum wage

Minimum Wage for Chicago and Cook County Set to Increase July 1

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Katy Tedrow

2019 Chicago Minimum Wage Notice and Cook County Minimum Wage Notice Now Available

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

Chicago and Cook County, Illinois Minimum Wage Rates Increase

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Kathy White, Esq.

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