Pritzker signs bill eliminating subminimum wage for people with disabilities
The Dignity in Pay Act phases out subminimum wage authorizations in Illinois — as the state joins 18 other states in getting rid of the wage system. In some cases, disabled workers have made as little as 50 cents an hour or less than $100 per month for a 40-hour work week,
Pritzker signs bill to phase out subminimum wage for disabled workers
JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying less than the minimum wage to workers with disabilities. The bill applies to businesses and other facilities that hold what is known as a 14(c) certificate,
Pritzker signs law eliminating subminimum wage for Illinois’ disabled workers
Illinois business are no longer allowed to pay employees with disabilities sub-minimum wages under the 'Dignity in Pay Act' signed into law Tuesday by Gov. JB Pritzker.
Pritzker signs Illinois law barring sub-minimum wages for disabled workers
More than a dozen states have already enacted legislation to phase out sub-minimum wage allowances for disabled workers.
New Illinois law eliminates subminimum wage for disabled workers
A new Illinois law will prohibit organizations from paying less than the minimum wage to workers with disabilities. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Tuesday the Dignity in Pay Act, which implements a 5-year plan to phase out subminimum wage authorizations in Illinois for people with disabilities.
Dignity in Pay Act: Pritzker signs monumental bill phasing out sub-minimum wage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Gov. JB Pritzker signed a historic bill into law Tuesday to eliminate the state's subminimum wage and improve work opportunities for people with disabilities. The Dignity in Pay Act will phase out subminimum wage authorizations by December 31, 2029.
Illinois’ Dignity in Pay Act helps workers with disabilities
Businesses in Illinois will no longer be able to pay workers with disabilities less than minimum wage. Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Dignity in Pay Act (House Bill 0793) into law. It expands programs that increase inclusion and access for people with disabilities.
Ohio’s new ‘Pay Stub Protection Act’ ensures workers’ access to pay information
Ohio has been one of nine states where employers aren’t legally required to give workers access to their pay information.
Advocates of tip wages fight for change before it’s too late
There was overwhelming support for leaving tipped workers alone, as they say, the new wage act law will largely impact them ...
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Tribune-Star Editorial: Put an end to subminimum wages
For years the U.S. Department of Labor has allowed entities to pay subminimum wages to workers with disabilities.
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Local sandwich shop owner ordered to pay back wages
The owner of six sandwich shop franchises located in different Central Massachusetts communities will be required to pay back ...