Some workers in Cook County will find a little more in their paychecks starting this month.
is up to $15.80 per hour for companies with 21 or more workers, and $15 per hour for smaller businesses. For tipped workers in Chicago, the minimum wage is $9.48 per hour for companies with 21 or more workers, and $9 per hour for smaller companies.“Every May into June, based on Cook County’s minimum wage ordinance, the updated minimum wages are calculated to evaluate if an increase will occur,” said Julia Epplin-Zapf, policy analyst with the Cook County Department of Human Rights and Ethics.
“We accept and investigate formal complaints: wages not representing correctly, the number of potential violations of the
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