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What I’ve Been Reading This Week


I will keep this post short as many readers are likely en route to someplace for Christmas (or are knee deep in gift wrapping.)  So while I could go on and on with a bit of a preamble here, I will just cut to the chase.

As always, below are a couple articles that caught my eye this week.


Illinois Hourly Minimum Wage Rate Rises to $12/Hour in January

For those unaware, there is a recurring minimum wage hike in Illinois after Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation into law in 2019 to raise the state’s hourly minimum wage rate to $15/hour by 2025.   The current hourly wage rate of $10/hour will increase to $12/hour on January 1st.  For those employers in the state that have not made plans to account for this increase in labor costs…now is as good of a time as any to do so.


San Francisco Moves One Step Closer to Approving Paid Sick Leave For Nannies & Gardeners

Earlier this month, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a proposal that would provide paid sick leave to nannies and gardeners working in the city.  Under this proposal, which is estimated to impact nearly 10,000 workers, employers would be required to pay into a sick leave fund 1 hour for each 30 hours these workers worked.  While this proposal still has to be approved with a second vote by the Board of Supervisors as well as by Mayor London Breed, this is believed to be the first such proposal to potentially become law.  Stay tuned.

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