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During a press conference on Sept. 3, 2014, Deborah Sawyer, President and CEO, Environmental Design International (EDI) spoke about the impact of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's signing an Executive Order to requiring all contractors and subcontractors to pay their employees $13 per hour, starting Oct. 1, 2014.

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Mayor Emanuel Signs Executive Order to Raise Minimum Wage for Contractors

The Executive Order applies to all service contracts, including construction contracts, advertised after October 1, 2014.

Last week at a press conference, held at 33 W. Monroe St., Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel signed an Executive Order requiring City contractors and subcontractors to pay employees a $13 per hour minimum wage of for contracts advertised after October 1, 2014.