Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law Tuesday the Dignity in Pay Act, which implements a 5-year plan to phase out subminimum wage authorizations in Illinois for people with disabilities.
This law, although a thoughtful goal is going to have the opposite effect!
No one would pay more for a worker who provides less production.
As these handicap workers loose their jobs, foolish politicians will have to give companies tax credits to keep them employed!
Of course the Governors hotels could hire them all, yes, that’s the answer!
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
This law, although a thoughtful goal is going to have the opposite effect!
No one would pay more for a worker who provides less production.
As these handicap workers loose their jobs, foolish politicians will have to give companies tax credits to keep them employed!
Of course the Governors hotels could hire them all, yes, that’s the answer!