The Daily Populous Thursday July 4th, 2024 night edition
Authored by chicagodefender.com and submitted by YanekKop

Starting today, Mayor Johnson’s landmark Paid Time Off and One Fair Wage ordinances are in effect, raising the minimum wage to $16.20 per hour. More Perfect Union, a nonprofit media organization, has released a video interview with Mayor Johnson discussing these significant changes and his vision for Chicago’s working families. You can watch the video here.

“It is a new day in Chicago,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson. “Over 60,000 service industry employees just got a raise and over 1.38M workers just doubled their paid time off. We are making Chicago the most pro-worker city in the country while growing our local economy. I could not be prouder of the work we have accomplished that translates to concrete improvements in the quality of life for the working people of Chicago.”

During ‘Chicago Workers’ Rights Week,’ a proclamation was issued making July 1 “Paid Time Off Day” in Chicago.

July 1st is now “Paid Time Off Day” in Chicago! Today, every worker in our city is guaranteed a week of paid vacation days and sick days, and the minimum wage increases to $16.20/hr. This will protect our economy and increase the quality of life for workers across the city. https://t.co/KvLF1VMTNM — Mayor Brandon Johnson (@ChicagosMayor) July 1, 2024

On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed the Paid Time Off Ordinance, which guarantees up to five days of paid vacation and five days of paid sick leave for all workers who work at least 80 hours in any 120-day period. This ordinance doubles the amount of paid time off for Chicago workers.

In October 2023, under Mayor Johnson’s administration, the Chicago City Council passed the One Fair Wage Ordinance. This law will phase out the subminimum wage for tipped workers over five years. Tipped workers, such as restaurant servers and bartenders, currently earning $11.02 per hour, will see their wages increase by 8 percent per year until they match the standard minimum wage in Chicago by July 1, 2028.

The minimum wage will be $16.20.

The minimum wage for subsidized youth employment programs, and subsidized transitional employment programs will be $15.

The minimum wage will no longer be tiered for large and small businesses.

Since reaching $15 per hour in 2021, the minimum wage increases annually according to changes to the Consumer Price Index or 2.5%, whichever is lower.

To view informational fliers, Frequently Asked Questions, and public notices on Chicago’s labor laws, visit Chicago.gov/LaborStandards.

jovenhope on July 3rd, 2024 at 12:07 UTC »

Don't forget to register to and vote!

Marishii on July 3rd, 2024 at 11:52 UTC »

> The minimum wage will be $16.20. The minimum wage for subsidized youth employment programs, and subsidized transitional employment programs will be $15. The minimum wage will no longer be tiered for large and small businesses.

Good. There is no reason people should look down on other people for wanting to survive when doing a full day's honest work — these same people who will trash them for the alternative, being homeless or receiving government assistance — while at the same time complaining about inflation and food/gas prices affecting themselves.

If you hate that you are now making the same amount as the new minimum wage, that resentment should be directed towards your employer for not elevating your position to a more competitive wage.

sciolisticism on July 3rd, 2024 at 11:42 UTC »

> On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed the Paid Time Off Ordinance, which guarantees up to five days of paid vacation and five days of paid sick leave for all workers who work at least 80 hours in any 120-day period. This ordinance doubles the amount of paid time off for Chicago workers.

It's getting positively European here! Well, nowhere near that, but it's a really positive bump anyway. And structured so that employers can't just schedule you 29 hours to avoid giving you time off.