Restaurants in are preparing to stomach a new law that will require them to pay their waitstaff the city's minimum wage, but some say the cost will be passed on to customers via menu price hikes.A proposal will likely be advanced by city lawmakers as soon as Wednesday, after which it will head to the desk of progressive Mayor Brandon Johnson who has said he will sign the law.Should the law take effect, it will require restaurants to phase out the tipped minimum wage over a period of five years until it reaches Chicago's standard hourly minimum wage of $15.80.
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