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Illinois restaurant group opposes minimum wage hike

Proposed legislation would allow hospitality workers to be paid minimum wage in addition to tips

Kevin Bessler, The Center Square by Kevin Bessler, The Center Square
February 24, 2022
in Illinois, Illinois Legislative Watch, Politics
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SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – If a new bill becomes law, Illinois workers who get tips will receive the state’s minimum wage in addition to their tip money.

State Rep. Camille Lilly (D-Chicago) has introduced House Bill 5139, which would allow servers and bartenders to receive the state’s minimum wage starting in 2025 in addition to their tips.

“This is the beginning of addressing poverty for each and every worker across the state of Illinois,” Lilly said at a press conference introducing the bill earlier this month. The current minimum wage in Illinois is $12 an hour, but for servers and bartenders who receive tips, it’s $7.20 an hour.
Illinois Restaurant Association Sam Toia
Illinois Restaurant Association CEO Sam Toia speaks to reporters in Chicago on Oct. 30 in this file photo. PHOTO COURTESY OF BLUEROOMSTREAM VIA THE CENTER SQUARE
Sam Toia, president of the Illinois Restaurant Association, said there are already safeguards in place for service workers. “Tipped employees, if they don’t make the full minimum wage through their wages and tips, the employer is legally required to make up the difference or face serious penalties,” Toai said. In 2019, Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation into law that increases the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and $9 for tipped workers by 2025. Toia praised the law for maintaining the credit that allows employers to pay tipped workers 60% of the minimum wage if tips make up the other 40%. If the bill becomes law, the additional costs will no doubt be passed onto customers, Toai said, and a recent survey shows restaurants are still facing difficult times. “Ninety-two percent say business conditions are worse now than they were three months ago,” Toia said. “And 88% of the operators say their customer traffic in 2021 was lower than it was in 2019.” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 90,000 workers have left the hospitality industry in Illinois since 2020.
Kevin Bessler, The Center Square
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Kevin Bessler reports on statewide issues in Illinois for the Center Square. He has over 30 years of experience in radio news reporting throughout the Midwest.

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Tags: Camille LillyHouse Bill 5139Illinois minimum wageillinois newsIllinois Restaurant AssociationJB PritzkerSam ToiaU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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