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Sub-minimum Wage

 
 
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Advocacy Alerts

ADVOCACY UPDATE: Subminimum Wage Phaseout Advocacy Continues

05.22.23

We have an important update for you on Illinois' subminimum wage advocacy: Late last Friday, Chief Sponsor Representative Mah called the...

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Advocacy Alerts

ADVOCACY UPDATE: Let’s PUSH for Disability Subminimum Wage Phaseout in Illinois!

05.19.23

It's an important day for Dignity in Pay: Thanks to YOUR advocacy and the hard work of our sponsors, staff, and...

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Advocacy Alerts

Urgent Action Alert: It’s Time to End Disability Subminimum Wage in Illinois!

05.17.23

Access Living friends and allies, Today, we need advocates to step up to ask our Illinois legislators to say YES...

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In The News

Gov. Pritzker Eliminates the Sub-minimum Wage in State Contracting

10.05.21

Governor Pritzker has ended, by Executive Order, the use of sub-minimum wages for people with disabilities employed by state vendors....

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Advocacy Alerts

Justice Ginsburg, Congressman Lewis: A Call to Action For The Work Ahead

09.22.20

The passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg this past Friday was not only a loss of a...

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Press Releases & Statements

Access Living Applauds Sub-minimum Wage Phase Out

11.26.19

CHICAGO - As part of the overall FY 2020 City budget, Chicago’s City Council today passed a budget package that...

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