Monday August 28, 2023

Do You Know? City Of Chicago Minimum Wage Laws

Every July 1, Chicago’s minimum wage increases per the Minimum Wage Ordinance. The Chicago minimum wage is tiered for large businesses with 21 or more employees, and small businesses with 4 to 20 employees. The minimum wage for larger employees increases annually according to the Consumer Price Index or 2.5%, whichever is lower. The minimum wage as of July 1, 2023 are:

•  $15.80 for employers with 21 or more employees (including all domestic workers, regardless of the number employed)    
• $15.00 for employers with 4 to 20 employees   
• The minimum wage for tipped employees will be $9.48 for employers with 21 or more employees, and $9.00 for employers with 4 to 20 employees (employers must make up the difference between any tips received and the applicable minimum wage for non-tipped workers.)   

Information on Chicago’s labor laws can be found by visiting Chicago.gov/Labor Standards.   

City of Chicago Events and Traffic Restrictions



Wrigley Field Transportation Restrictions Map 2023 - click here

Soldier Field Transportation Restrictions Map 2023 - click here

Transportation Restrictions for Bally's Temporary Casino Effective Sept. 9 - click here

McCormick Place Events Calendar

Stay up to date on traffic and road closures by downloading and using the Chicago OEMC App: Chicago.gov/OEMC

ENCOURAGING DIVERSITY, GROWTH AND EQUITY (EDGE) INITIATIVE

The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) supports and advocates for our small business ecosystem by creating robust initiatives and programs that targets minority and women-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs), assisting their increased participation in economic development and government contracting.

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Jane Byrne, Weber Road Interchanges

Earn Top Honors

 The reconstruction and modernization of the Jane Byrne and Weber Road interchanges have won top honors among Midwest states in the America's Transportation Awards. Revitalization of the aged Byrne turned one of the nation's slowest, most congested highway freight bottlenecks into a thriving multimodal corridor for businesses, residences and other local attractions, while an innovative reimagining of the Weber Road interchange with a diverging-diamond design significantly improved mobility to accommodate rising traffic volumes, a population influx and a burgeoning economy.

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News You Can Use

The Scam Your Bank Won't Protect You From

Federal law protects you from many financial scams, but not this one — and scam artists have figured that out.

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Application Deadline: Thursday, September 21, 2023 !

An Opportunity Unlike Any Other For Operators

For the first time, one of the NLA's most valuable programs is coming to the Fall Show!

The NLA Scholarship Program, organized and funded by the NLA, is designed to enable new operators to attend the CD/NLA Show at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, FL in from October 22-25, 2023. These scholarships provide an unsurpassed business development opportunity for operators who have recently launched their companies and have never attended a CD/NLA event before.

Click here to learn more about the scholarship!

Questions about the scholarship experience? Reach out to board members Paula DeBiasi and James Jordan, former scholarship winners!

US Will Resolve Tesla Autopilot Probe, Could Make Announcement Soon, Official Says

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will resolve its two-year investigation into Tesla (TSLA.O) Autopilot and could make a public announcement soon, the agency's acting head told Reuters.

"We'll get to a resolution (of the Tesla probe)," Acting NHTSA Administrator Ann Carlson told Reuters in an interview at the agency's headquarters.

Speaking broadly of advanced driver assistance systems, she said: "It's really important that drivers pay attention. It's also really important that driver monitoring systems take into account that humans over-trust technology."

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National Limousine Association Launches GreenRides Initiative

MARLTON, N.J. – The National Limousine Association (NLA) – an organization responsible for and dedicated to representing the interests of the chauffeured transportation industry at the global, national, state and local levels – announces the launch of its GreenRides initiative to promote and implement environmentally responsible practices across the industry.

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"Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else."

–Fred Rogers