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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.
Minimum wage in Ohio going up on Jan. 1
Ohio employees will see slightly increased paychecks in 2025, when the new minimum wage takes effect. Ohio's minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1, from $10.45 to $10.70 per hour for non-tipped employees,
NJ minimum wage goes up Jan. 1 to $15.49. But not everyone gets the same increase
Murphy signed the $15 minimum wage increase in February 2019. Last December, Murphy said he was open to raising it as high as $18 or $20 an hour.
Virginia minimum wage increase coming in New Year
Despite Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoing Democrats’ attempts to raise Virginia’s minimum wage during the last legislative session, minimum wage will still increase from $12 to $12.41 on Jan. 1.
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, ...