Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 6-105 by modifying Section 6-105-030 regarding minimum hourly wage in occupations receiving gratuities

Votes › Workforce Development › 26th Ward: Jessica L. Fuentes

• Record number: SO2023-0002995
• Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
• Status: Final
• Sponsor: Jessica L. Fuentes (26th Ward)
• Co-sponsors (6): Maria E. Hadden (49th Ward), Julia M. Ramirez (12th Ward), Ramirez-Rosa, Carlos, Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33rd Ward), Michael D. Rodriguez (22nd Ward), Desmon C. Yancy (5th Ward)
• Committee: Committee on Workforce Development
• Introduction Date: Jul 19, 2023
• Final Action Date: 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 (36): 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), Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14), 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), Byron Sigcho-López (25), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Walter R. Burnett (27), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33), 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), Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (former member)

Absent (2): Anthony Beale (9), William Conway (34)

Not voting (2): Gilbert Villegas (36), Bennett R. Lawson (44)

Plain-language summary

Written by AI (@cf/openai/gpt-oss-120b) from the ordinance text only: O2023-0002995 Ordinance.pdf. AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.

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. Two committees having been called, the Committee on Workforce Development and the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations, the matter was Referred to the Committee on Committees and Rules (Pursuant to Council Rule 42).
• Sep 6, 2023: Recommended for Re-Referral, Committee on Committees and Rules. The matter was recommended for Re-Referral by controlling legislative body. Re-Referred to the Committee on Workforce Development.
• Sep 14, 2023: Referred, City Council. The matter was Re-Referred to Committee.
• Oct 4, 2023: Deferred and Published, City Council. On request of Alderpersons Rodriguez, Fuentes and Ramirez-Rosa, the matter was Deferred and Published.
• Oct 6, 2023: Passed, City Council (36 yea, 10 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Fuentes, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed.
• Oct 6, 2023: Published in Special Pamphlet, City Council. The matter was Published in Special Pamphlet on October 6, 2023.

Documents

• O2023-0002995 Ordinance.pdf (Legislation)
• 20231006131914.pdf (Committee Letter)
• Substituted Final Ordinance AS PASSED.pdf (Legislation)

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