Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 6-105 by modifying Section 6-105-030 regarding minimum hourly wage in occupations receiving gratuities
- Record number: SO2023-0002995
- Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
- Status: Final
- Sponsor: Fuentes, Jessica L. (with 6 co-sponsors)
- Committee: Committee on Workforce Development
- Introduced: Jul 19, 2023
- Final action: Oct 6, 2023
- Official record: Office of the City Clerk
Roll call: Passed Oct 6, 2023
36 yea, 10 nay, 2 absent. This was a divided vote. On motion of Alderperson Fuentes, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of Oct 6, 2023.
Nay (10): Brian Hopkins (2), Nicole T. Lee (11), Marty Quinn (13), Matthew J. O'Shea (19), Scott Waguespack (32), Nicholas Sposato (38), Samantha Nugent (39), Anthony V. Napolitano (41), Brendan Reilly (42), James M. Gardiner (45)
Yea (32): Daniel La Spata (1), Pat Dowell (3), Lamont J. Robinson (4), Desmon C. Yancy (5), William E. Hall (6), Gregory I. Mitchell (7), Michelle A. Harris (8), Peter Chico (10), Julia M. Ramirez (12), Raymond A. Lopez (15), Stephanie D. Coleman (16), David H. Moore (17), Derrick G. Curtis (18), Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Ronnie L. Mosley (21), Michael D. Rodriguez (22), Silvana Tabares (23), Monique L. Scott (24), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Walter R. Burnett (27), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Emma Mitts (37), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40), Timothy R. Knudsen (43), Angela Clay (46), Matthew J. Martin (47), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48), Maria E. Hadden (49), Debra L. Silverstein (50)
Absent (2): Anthony Beale (9), William Conway (34)
Not voting (2): Gilbert Villegas (36), Bennett R. Lawson (44)
Former members who voted: Jeylu B. Gutierrez (Yea), Byron Sigcho-Lopez (Yea), Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (Yea), Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (Yea)
Plain-language summary
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Chicago is changing its wage rules so that workers who usually get tips will earn at least $3 more per hour starting July 1, 2024, and by July 1, 2025 they will earn the same minimum wage as other workers. Employers must show how much tip money each employee receives and keep it separate from wages.
- Minimum hourly wage for tipped occupations rises by $3 on July 1, 2024.
- On July 1, 2025, tipped workers’ wage matches the regular city minimum wage.
- Employers must report the amount of gratuities each covered employee receives each pay period.
- The City Commissioner will publish an annual bulletin with the new minimum wage amount.
- The ordinance applies only to work performed within Chicago’s city limits.
Money
- $3 increase in minimum wage for occupations receiving gratuities (effective July 1, 2024)
- $7.25 federal minimum wage for regular non-tipped employees
- $2.13 federal minimum wage for tipped employees
- $97 billion restaurant sales in California, a One Fair Wage state
Who: The amendment affects covered employees who receive gratuities (tipped workers) and the employers who hire them in Chicago.
Where: Within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago
Timeline
- Jul 19, 2023: Referred, City Council
- Sep 6, 2023: Recommended for Re-Referral, Committee on Committees and Rules
- Sep 14, 2023: Referred, City Council
- Oct 4, 2023: Deferred and Published, City Council
- Oct 6, 2023: Passed, City Council
- Oct 6, 2023: Published in Special Pamphlet, City Council
Documents
- O2023-0002995 Ordinance.pdf (Legislation)
- 20231006131914.pdf (Committee Letter)
- Substituted Final Ordinance AS PASSED.pdf (Legislation)