The Block Club Chicago Podcast

Sidebar: Tipped Wage Hike Paused + DOJ's New 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund

Episode Summary

The City Council decisively moved to delay a planned phaseout of the subminimum base wage for tipped workers by two years, stymying one of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s most significant legislative wins during his first term in office. The Department of Justice settled a tax lawsuit from President Trump, establishing a fund to pay Americans who feel they were prosecuted unfairly by the government.

Episode Notes

The City Council decisively moved to delay a planned phaseout of the subminimum base wage for tipped workers by two years, stymying one of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s most significant legislative wins during his first term in office.

The Department of Justice settled a tax lawsuit from President Trump, establishing a fund to pay Americans who feel they were prosecuted unfairly by the government. 

Host - Jon Hansen

Guests:

Mike Leonard, Federal Defense Attorney

Patrick Dolan, Employment Lawyer