Month: January 2025
New Laws Impacting Employers in 2025
January 1, 2025, is not only the start of the New Year, but it is also the effective date for many new laws impacting employers in Illinois. There are a variety of new laws and amendments to existing laws that employers must make note of, such as: Pay Transparency Law. In 2023, Governor JB Pritzker
Illinois Raises Minimum Wage
While the federal minimum wage has consistently stayed at $7.25 per hour since 2009, many states have decided to increase their minimum wage at the commencement of the new year. In 2025, the highest minimum wage is set to be $17.50 in the District of Columbia, with Washington state and California following closely at $16