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2020 Budget: You’ll Pay More For Uber, Minimum Wage Set To Rise But Mental Health Clinics Won’t Reopen

By Heather Cherone NOV 26, 2019 Lori Lightfoot may have campaigned on ending business as usual to become Chicago’s 56th mayor, but her first budget season is set to end Tuesday in the same way city budgets have ended for decades: with a quick and decisive rubber stamp. Even without help from state lawmakers, aldermen […]

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Most employers will begin paying a higher minimum wage Jan. 1, 2020

November 26, 2019 Nearly all employers in California will begin paying their employees a higher minimum wage — either the new state or local minimum wage, whichever is higher — in the new year. Effective Jan. 1, 2020, the state minimum wage for employers with 25 or fewer employees will increase to $12 per hour

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Denver City Council unanimously approves minimum wage hike starting Jan. 1

The Denver City Council unanimously increased the citywide minimum wage Monday night to thundering applause throughout its chambers. The new law requires employers to bump hourly employees to at least $12.85 on Jan. 1, with a second raise to $14.77 following at the start of 2021, and a third to $15.87 in 2022. After that,

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Portillo’s workers rally for $15 minimum wage

November 21, 2019 By MINHO KIM Dozens of employees at the popular fast-casual chain protested outside its River North location. Portillo’s workers rallied today at the restaurant chain’s River North location, demanding a $15 minimum wage across all 43 Portillo’s restaurants in Illinois. The demands from the employees are the latest in fast-food workers’ efforts

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