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Activists push for law that would bill employers for not paying living wage

June 10, 2018 at 1:26 p.m.

Activists staged a demonstration at a Near West Side Wal-Mart on Wednesday to pressure Cook County Board commissioners to pass legislation that would charge large companies a fee if they...

Former Old Country Buffet workers sue, say restaurant closed on short notice

June 22, 2019 at 7:56 p.m.

A group of restaurant workers who lost their jobs when an Old Country Buffet in Chicago shuttered in March are claiming their employer didn't give them the 60-day notice mandated...

The Ravenswood Sears store is seen in 2003. The retailer reported it will cut 57 jobs Aug. 7, 2016, when it closes the store.

Illinois employers warn of 1,300 layoffs

June 10, 2018 at 1:08 p.m.

In May, Illinois employers warned of more than 1,300 layoffs, many of them resulting from lost contracts. Aramark Educational Services reported 297 layoffs due to the loss of a food...

Workers from Clune Construction work May 18, 2016, on what will be the customer lounge at Union Station as renovation continues at the Chicago landmark. After a steep fall during the recession, construction activity in the Chicago area is back, but some contractors worry there aren't enough skilled workers.

Construction contractors warn of a labor shortage as building booms

June 10, 2018 at 1:28 p.m.

Cranes have sprouted in Chicago as surely as tulips, but a busy construction season is coming with concerns that there aren't enough skilled workers to do all the building. The...

The Chicago metro area's unemployment rate inched up in April to 6.5 percent, marking the fifth consecutive month of increases.

Unemployment inches higher in Chicago metro area

June 10, 2018 at 2:09 p.m.

The Chicago metro area's unemployment rate inched up in April to 6.5 percent, marking the fifth consecutive month of increases, but the trend could point to the improving health of...

A man walks by a CVS drugstore in Washington, D.C., in 2014. Chicago-area pharmacists at CVS have been working without a contract but will go back to the bargaining table on May 26, 2016.

CVS, pharmacists to resume bargaining

June 11, 2018 at 11:06 p.m.

CVS pharmacists who have been working without a contract for nearly three weeks will head back to the bargaining table with the company Thursday as their union highlights concerns including...

A report by the Brookings Institution shows that of the nation's largest metro areas, Chicago has the greatest racial disparity in young adult employment rates.

Chicago’s racial employment gaps among worst in nation

June 10, 2018 at 1:26 p.m.

Chicago's legacy of segregation has long made it a tale of two cities, and three recent reports show how far apart those cities have become. A report released Tuesday by...

Illinois' unemployment rate, which has been increasing for six months in a row, was up from 6.5 percent in March and up from 5.9 percent a year before.

Illinois’ unemployment rate rises to 6.6 percent in April

June 11, 2018 at 10:49 p.m.

Illinois' unemployment rate ticked up to 6.6 percent in April as more people continued to join the labor force but didn't immediately find jobs. The state added 5,400 jobs last...

Kathleen Henson, center, founder and CEO of public relations firm Henson Consulting, talks with employee Kelley Fitzgibbons on May 18, 2016, in Chicago. Some of Henson's employees will be affected by a new federal rule expanding which workers can receive overtime pay. She said she expects to keep the affected workers as salaried and pay them overtime when necessary.

Businesses grapple with new overtime rule

June 10, 2018 at 4:37 p.m.

A new federal rule that dramatically increases the number of workers eligible for overtime pay has employers scrambling to figure out how they will either foot the bill or keep...

Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle presides over the County Board meeting on Wednesday Jan., 13, 2016. The County Board approved a measure that incentivizes local companies to hire area teens.

Cook County offers contractors incentives to hire teens

June 11, 2018 at 10:31 p.m.

A new law that aims to curb the area's dismal youth unemployment rate gives companies vying for Cook County contracts a leg up if they hire teens. The ordinance, which...

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