MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS WILL BE GETTING A RAISE IN THE NEW YEAR.
THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE WILL GO UP BY A DOLLAR JANUARY FIRST…FROM EIGHT DOLLARS 25 AN HOUR TO NINE 25 AN HOUR. WHEN HE SIGNED THE LAW BACK IN FEBRUARY…GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER SAID IT WAS TIME TO PAY WORKERS A LIVING WAGE.
IT’S TIME FOR WORKERS TO EARN A PAYCHECK THEY CAN ACTUALLY LIVE ON SAID REPRESENTATIVE WILL GUZZARDI WHEN THE GOVERNOR SIGNED THE LAW BACK IN FEBRUARY. HE CALLED IT HISTORIC LEGISLATION.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST INCREASE IN A GRADUAL PHASE-IN THAT WILL BRING THE MINIMUM WAGE UP TO 15 DOLLARS AN HOUR IN 2025.
