The restaurant industry is the largest employer of Chicagoans age 16 to 24, and Ald. Jessie Fuentes said raising their wages could reduce homelessness and crime throughout the city.
I skimmed over the report which is based on 1,000 interviews. It certainly seems like there’s some bad players in the restaurant industry. I would hope that the major corporate players are not exploiting black and brown females like the report alleges. What I found really interesting is the report details how their minimum wage is between $9 and $15 but makes no mention of what their wage is when tips are included. Perhaps a better study would be to look into the Illinois Department of Labor and how they deal with this. There certainly should be some sort of… Read more »
I’m not going to the city for anything lately. When I did work in the city, visited, etc. I do not remember many B or B female servers.
Johnson Ban On Tipped Wage Would Hurt Businesses And Workers
I skimmed over the report which is based on 1,000 interviews. It certainly seems like there’s some bad players in the restaurant industry. I would hope that the major corporate players are not exploiting black and brown females like the report alleges. What I found really interesting is the report details how their minimum wage is between $9 and $15 but makes no mention of what their wage is when tips are included. Perhaps a better study would be to look into the Illinois Department of Labor and how they deal with this. There certainly should be some sort of… Read more »