Emanuel to Rely on Worker Complaints to Enforce Higher Minimum Wage
Via the Chicago Tribune
When the minimum wage in Chicago increases to $10 an hour July 1, Mayor Rahm Emanuel will rely mainly on workers filing complaints against their bosses to make sure thousands of businesses big and small comply with the new standards.
Emanuel was out Wednesday reminding people about the $1.75-an-hour wage hike, casting the bump in pay for about 200,000 workers in human terms for struggling families.
“The difference between eight-and-a-quarter and $10 is the difference between school supplies or no school supplies. It’s between a mother having to pick between groceries and medicine,” he said.
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