The Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance was recently passed by the City Council, which will require employers to provide advance notice of work schedules to lower income employees in certain industries. Specifically, the Ordinance applies to employers with 100 or more employees globally (250 employees for non-profit organizations), 50 of which meet the eligibility requirements. Employees are eligible for protection under the Ordinance if they primarily work in Chicago, earn no more than $50,000 per year in salary or $26 per hour as an hourly worker, and work in building services, healthcare, hotel, manufacturing, restaurant, retail, or warehouse services industries.

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