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Bill ending Illinois' tipped wage advances but prospects uncertain amid pushback

11 months 3 weeks ago
An Illinois House committee advanced a measure that would end the state’s subminimum wage for tipped workers amid bipartisan opposition this week, but the bill’s sponsor said she’d seek further compromise before presenting it for a vote. Current Illinois law allows employers to pay their tipped workers 60% of the state’s minimum wage. That amounts to $8.40 hourly, compared to the minimum wage of $14 per hour. If their wages plus tips do not equal minimum wage, the employer must make up the…
Cole Longcor

Ag nonprofit launched by Gates Foundation opens HQ in Cortex, grows to 30 employees

11 months 3 weeks ago
Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovation, which operates as Gates Ag One, said Friday it has opened an office in the Cortex innovation district to serve as its headquarters. Gates Ag One, a nonprofit subsidiary of the Gates Foundation, seeks to advance agricultural research and innovation to help smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Nathan Rubbelke

Union drive at St. Louis cannabis company could have major impact on national labor law

11 months 4 weeks ago
A push by workers in a St. Louis marijuana facility to form a union could have national ramifications on labor law, with the company hoping to block their effort by asking the federal government to intervene. At issue is a group of “post-harvest workers” at BeLeaf Medical’s Sinse cultivation facility in St. Louis. They have been trying to form a union since September but have thus far been blocked by their employer’s continuous legal challenges. The company argues the employees at its Sinse…
Rebecca Rivas