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New Law for 2022 Requires Contracts for Home Workers

Clip: 1/8/2022 | 8m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

A new city ordinance for 2022 requires contracts for domestic workers, we have details.

On Jan. 1, a new ordinance took effect in Chicago aimed at bringing structure and accountability to what has largely been an informal economy. The Chicago Domestic Workers Contract Mandate covers jobs like nannies, home care workers, and home cleaners. It requires their employers to give them a written contract with mutually agreed-upon terms.

01/08/2022 | Rating NR

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CPS Parents on School COVID-19 Safety Standoff

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Clip: 1/8/2022 | 9m 42s | CPS families are once again in limbo as CPS and CTU clash over COVID-19 safety in schools. (9m 42s)

East Side Man Starts Small Business Using Tuft Love

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Clip: 1/6/2022 | 2m 59s | Meet an East Side man who turned his pandemic hobby into a new business. (2m 59s)

Nonprofit Provides Mental Health Resources for Workers

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Clip: 1/8/2022 | 2m 32s | A nonprofit serves mental health support to workers in the hospitality industry (2m 32s)

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