Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday pledged to veto an ordinance approved by the City Council to halt the phase-out of Chicago's subminimum wage for tipped workers, calling the proposal "shameful." "I ...

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The Chicago City Council voted on a proposed pause of the phase-out of the subminimum wage for tipped workers. Restaurant and bar owners argued that the increase in the subminimum wage is hurting ...

An ordinance to restore Chicago’s subminimum wage for tipped workers is headed for a vote on Wednesday, potentially setting up Mayor Brandon Johnson’s signature policy win for City Council’s next veto ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sits down with ‘In the Loop’ host Sasha-Ann Simons to answer listener questions on a wide range of topics. Lawmakers return to Springfield. Illinois Congressional ...

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ALBANY — The current minimum wage for New York workers outside of the five boroughs, Long Island and Westchester is $16 per hour, but due to a long-held federal rule, some workers with disabilities ...

As New Yorkers struggle with rising rents, grocery bills and health care costs, the question facing state leaders is simple: Are we going to address the root causes of the affordability crisis, or ...

Michigan’s minimum and sub-minimum wages will increase on Jan. 1. That’ll be good news for some workers, but some in the restaurant industry believe the move will hurt businesses already bearing the ...

WATERTOWN — As uncertainty remains with the status of state and federal 14(c) subminimum wage exemptions, one local nonprofit is eliminating a longstanding program that used the exemption. The state ...