(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
EMPLOYEE. Has the meaning ascribed to such term in § 3(d) of the Illinois Minimum Wage Law (820 ILCS 5/3(d). For purposes of this section, EMPLOYEE shall not include an employee of the Village of Matteson.
EMPLOYER.
(a) Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, business trust or any person or group of persons that gainfully employs at least one employee. To qualify as an EMPLOYER, such individual, group or entity must maintain a business facility within the geographic boundaries of the village or conduct business within the village.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term EMPLOYER shall not 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;
3. The government of the State of Illinois or any agency or department thereof; or
4. Units of local government, including the Village of Matteson.
(B) Minimum wage.
(1) Employers located in or conducting business within the territorial boundaries of the village shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations with respect to the payment of minimum hourly wages for non-tipped employees, including, but not limited to, wages established by the Fair Labor Standards Division of the Illinois Department of Labor. No employer located in or conducting business within the village shall be required to pay employees a minimum hourly wage in excess of those wages established by federal and/or state laws, including, but not limited to, the minimum wage rate established by the Fair Labor Standards Division of the Illinois Department of Labor.
(2) Except for incentive agreements directly between employers and the county, including, but not limited to, 6b tax classification status incentives, no additional obligations with regard to minimum hourly wages, including, without limitation, any additional obligations by ordinance adopted by the County Board of Commissioners, shall apply to employers located in or conducting business within the village, except those required by federal and/or state laws and regulations, as such laws and regulations may exist from time to time.
(Ord. 4346, passed 6-26-2017)