(A) Conflicts with certain home rules ordinances of the county.
(1) Employers located within the city shall comply with all applicable federal and/or state laws and regulations as such laws and regulation may exist from time to time with regard to both the payment of minimum hourly wages and paid sick leave and employees eligibility for paid sick leave and minimum hourly wages shall also be in compliance with all applicable federal and/or state laws and regulations as such laws and regulations may exist from time to time.
(2) No additional obligations with regard to paid sick leave, or minimum hourly wages, including, without limitation, any additional obligations by ordinance adopted by the County Board of Commissions, shall apply to employers located within the city, except those required by federal and/or state laws and regulations as such laws and regulations may exist from time to time.
(B) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CITY. Refers to the City of Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois.
EMPLOYEE. Any individual person permitted and/or hired to work by an employer regardless of the number of persons the employer employs.
EMPLOYER.
(a) Any person, firm or corporation employing one or more employees, or seeking to employ one or more employees, if the employer has its principal place of business within the city or does business within the city.
(b) EMPLOYER does not mean or include:
1. The government of the United States or a corporation wholly owned by the government of the United States;
2. An Indian tribe or a corporation wholly owned by an Indian tribe; or
3. The government of the state or any agency or department thereof.
(Ord. 2017-027, passed 6-27-2017)