As anticipated, today Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the “Lifting Up Illinois Working Families Act,” under which the state’s minimum wage will increase to $15.00 per hour over the next six years. Under the law, the hourly minimum wage will increase to $9.25 on January 1, 2020; to $10.00 on July 1, 2020; to $11.00 on
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Illinois Legislature Approves Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $15.00, Sends to Governor for Signature
By Thomas E. Berry, Jr. & Neil H. Dishman on
Posted in Illinois, Minimum Wage
(Update from an earlier post)
The Illinois legislature has now passed the “Lifting Up Illinois Working Families Act,” under which the state’s minimum wage will increase to $15.00 per hour over the next six years. Governor J.B. Pritzker has stated that he intends to sign the bill into law prior to his first budget speech…
Illinois Legislature Fast-Tracks Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $15.00
By Neil H. Dishman & Thomas E. Berry, Jr. on
Posted in Illinois, Minimum Wage
Following up on its recently-elected governor’s campaign pledge, the Illinois legislature has fast-tracked the “Lifting Up Illinois Working Families Act,” under which the state’s minimum wage will increase to $15.00 per hour over the next six years. First introduced on February 6th, the bill already has been passed by the state senate and likely is…