Jan 6, 2020 I had drafted an amendment earlier this session, increasing the minimum wage to $10 per hour, using a business tax cut to pay for it. Three years ago, I introduced another amendment to a similar bill that would’ve raised it to $9 per hour. In both cases, both of the two major […]
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By Illinois Radio Network, January 6, 2020 SPRINGFIELD – Illinois officials are reminding small business owners about a tax credit that is available to offset some of the higher labor costs associated with the increase in the state’s minimum wage. The tax credit is available to small business owners and nonprofit organizations with 50 employees
By Heather Leah, January 7 2020 A nonprofit announced Tuesday that hundreds of businesses in Orange County may increase their minimum wage to $14.90 in 2020. The Orange County Living Wage coalition, or OCLW, works with participating businesses to promote higher salaries for their employees. Over 200 locally-owned companies have voluntarily joined the OCLW certification
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January 6, 2020 The federal minimum wage is $7.25. And that rate hasn’t changed since 2009, even though the price of everything from housing to transportation has increased. So how do we keep America affordable? People are getting priced out – and not just in the big cities. The federal minimum wage is less than
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By Isabelle Gustafson | January 6, 2020 The minimum wage is set to go up in 24 states and 48 cities and counties in 2020, according to the advocacy group National Employment Law Project (NELP). On Jan. 1, 20 states and 26 cities and counties, mostly in California, raised the minimum wages. Four more states
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