By: Amanda Vinicky – June 8, 2022 8:28 am Gas prices are up. Food costs more. And for low-wage workers, wages are up too – by law. Starting July 1, the minimum wage is increasing for those who work in Chicago or the rest of Cook County anyway. By how much depends. After staying stagnant […]
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By: Shannon Bettis Nakabayashi and Kathleen Roney – June 8, 2022 – Jackson Lewis P.C. On January 1, 2022, California’s statewide minimum wage increased to $15.00 ($14.00 for employers with 25 employees or less). A statewide minimum of $15.00 for all businesses was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2023. However, as a result of
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By Robert Bruno – Chicago Tribune – Jun 06, 2022 at 5:00 am Our tax code is rooted in a simple principle: If you work hard for a living and pay what you owe, you deserve a fair shot at building wealth. As a professor of labor and employment relations, I have studied why this fundamentally
By: RUSS WILES, Arizona Republic – June 5, 2022 PHOENIX (AP) — Concern about the inflation rate is widespread following a jump to a four-decade high earlier this year. In Arizona, rising inflation has an added twist: the state’s minimum wage is now tied to changes in the Consumer Price Index. If prices continue to rise
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By: Mayor’s Press Office – June 6, 2022 – Minimum Wage Increases to $15.40 and Fair Workweek Advance Notice Requirement for Changes to Work Schedules Increases to 14 days Improving the Economic Security and Stability for over 400,000 Chicago Workers. Read More…
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