The City of Chicago and Cook County have released Minimum Wage notices that reflect new wage rates effective July 1, 2019. What’s Changing in Chicago and Cook County? New Minimum Wage & Tipped Wage Rates Effective July 1, 2019: In Chicago, the minimum wage increases to $13.00 per hour and the tipped wage increases to $6.40 per hour. In Cook County, the minimum wage increases to $12.00 per hour and

The Cook County Commission on Human Rights just released a new Minimum Wage notice that includes updated wage information effective July 1, 2018. The Cook County Minimum Wage Ordinance applies to: Employers who have at least 4 employees and maintain a business facility in the county, or have a business license issued by the county Employees who work at least 2 hours for an employer in the county within a

In addition to mandatory city, state, and federal labor law posters, employers in the City of Chicago are also required to post the Cook County, Illinois labor law poster. To ease the posting responsibilities of Chicago employers, Poster Compliance Center now offers a Chicago/Cook County IL labor law poster that includes required city and county notices. This combined poster eliminates the need for Chicago employers to purchase separate city and