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What is the minimum wage in Illinois? What to know as the rate increases in 2025
When the state passed a new minimum wage bill in 2019, the minimum hourly pay rate was $8.00 per hour. The rate of pay increased each year after the bill was passed, with the fina
Illinois’ minimum wage to increase to $15 on Jan. 1, completing 6-year transition
The minimum wage in Illinois will increase to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the increase was approved in 2019.
Missouri, Illinois minimum wage increases take effect Wednesday
The minimum wage on both sides of the river are set to go up on Jan. 1, but the Missouri measure is under attack in court.
Is minimum wage increasing in your state? Here’s where it’s going up in 2025
Minnesota’s state minimum wage will increase to $11.13 an hour in 2025. Minimum wage will increase in Missouri to $13.75, Jan. 1. It is a jump from the 2024 minimum of $12.30 hourly rate.
Local restaurant owners prepare for minimum wage increase
Starting in the new year, the minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour for workers and $9 an hour for servers making tips. The one-dollar increase completes a six-year transition that began in 2019 when Illinois had an $8.
Ohio's minimum wage goes up Jan. 1. Here's why
Ohio workers will see slightly larger paychecks in 2025, when a new minimum wage takes effect. Ohio's minimum wage will increase Jan. 1, from $10.45 to $10.70 per hour for nontipped employees, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce.
Virginians react ahead of minimum wage increase
Virginians making minimum wage are about to see a bigger paycheck coming their way. “This is a step in the right direction by realizing the impact of inflation on peoples lives,” said Levi Goren, with the Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis.
CT minimum wage increasing on January 1
Minimum wage is going up on January 1. One small business in Mystic has known this was coming and has been preparing. At Bank Square Books, they have about 15 to 20 employees. Some of them do make minimum wage,
Illinois' hourly workers will get another pay bump in 2025
The move marks the seventh and final hike of the state's minimum wage, as part of legislation Gov. JB Pritzker signed in 2019 ...
Nearly 300 new Illinois laws go into effect this week. Here are some of the most notable.
There are close to 300 new Illinois or Chicago-area laws going into effect with the arrival of the new year. Here are the ...
New year brings hundreds of new laws to Illinois books: What to know
Hundreds of new laws take effect in 2025, impacting the minimum wage and how Illinoisans can get IDs, cancel their gym ...
Pritzker touts rising minimum wage as Illinois’ unemployment rate has increased
Illinois employers are bracing for minimum-wage hikes, which may lead to more job cuts around the state. Illinois’ minimum ...
These states will raise the minimum wage in 2025
Overall, the states set to raise their minimum wage on Wednesday include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, ...
Some new Illinois laws to look out for in 2025
As 2024 comes to an end, tomorrow marks the start of several new laws in the state of Illinois. Here’s just a handful of law starting in 2025. Minimum ...