b'LABOR REPORTand gender injustice, the Council listened to the corporateCriticsoftheordinancealsosaidworkerscontinual restaurantlobby,NatakiRhodes,leadorganizerfordependence on tips to earn the citys minimum wage gives RestaurantOpportunitiesCentersUnitedChicago,saidcustomersaneconomicleveragethatcanleadtosexual in a statement. harassment. Phase-In Schedule Inotherwords,thehighertheincomefromwages, thelowertheprobabilityfortoleranceofsexualand Theordinancesetsoutpayraisesforthreedifferentotherworkplaceharassment,EvaPutzova,aRestaurant groups. For Chicago companies employing more than 20OpportunitiesCenterUnitedspokeswoman,saidinan workers,a$14-an-hourminimumwagetakeseffectJulyemail. The restaurant industry is the number one source 1, 2020. A year after that, the rate moves to $15 an hour.ofsexualharassmentclaimsfiledwiththefederalEqual TheordinancealsomandateshourlyincreasesaftertheEmployment Opportunity Commission, she said.$15-an-hour threshold is met: beginning in 2022, the citys hourlyratewillincreaseeachyearbasedonaconsumerThe ordinance doesnt cover students at accredited universities price index but will be capped at 2.5%.already covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act, some campcounselors,andothersspecificallycarvedoutby Employers with more than three but fewer than 21 workersthe ordinance. Contractors, as defined by federal Internal are required to increase minimum pay by 50 cents eachRevenueServiceguidelines,arealsonotcoveredbythe year until wages reach $15 an hour in 2023. The separateordinance.minimumwageforworkersyoungerthan18willreach $15 an hour in July 2024. Tocontactthereporteronthisstory:StephenJoycein Chicago at sjoyce@bloomberglaw.comThe ordinance requires employers paying their workers the lowerminimumwagebecausetheyreceivetipstomakeTocontacttheeditorsresponsibleforthisstory:Martha upanydifferencebetweenwhatworkersearninwagesMueller Neff at mmuellerneff@bloomberglaw.com; Jay-Anne plus tips and $15. Critics of the ordinance, however, saidB. Casuga at jcasuga@bloomberglaw.comthey expect enforcement to be inadequate and wage theft from employers. Take $25 off a Classified! Promo CodeMRCA . Visit us at www.RoofersCoffeeShop.com/INeedHelpwww.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer 9'