I’m all for a higher minimum wage for long term workers, along with EVerify and jobs going to qualified US citizens first. But $13 an hour? That’s nuts. That will put those high-paying jobs into the hands of suburbanites, highly qualified people from other areas moving in for them, highly qualified retirees looking for spending money and part time college students. It could created a situation where underemployed Chicago residents have to commute to the suburbs for lower paying jobs!
You go right ahead and pay your employees that higher wage.
Let me know how that works for your business.