The Chamber's Workplace Well-Being & Addiction Prevention Practices Committee welcomed almost 100 guests to explore Making Addiction Recovery America's Business. The primary question was whether talent managers are ready for cultural shifts regarding stigmas attached to mental health and addiction disorders. On July 1 the Wellstone-Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) became effective. This federal law expands access to mental health and addiction treatment by prohibiting most health insurance plans from restricting coverage or imposing unequal limitations on treatment options.
On July 1, 2010, the Cook County sales tax decreased by one half of one percent. In Chicago, the new rate is 9.75%. The sales tax decrease applies to all Cook County municipalities. Please reference your municipality's current sales tax rate to determine your new sales tax rate effective July 1, 2010. Please click here for a copy of the Illinois Department of Revenue's Informational Bulletin.
On June 30, the City Council voted unanimously to support development of the Pullman Park Walmart Store, paving the way for additional stores and creation of thousands of jobs and much-needed city revenues. The effort to develop additional Walmart Stores has been a major public policy initiative of the Chamber for several years and we have supported them from the very beginning. Last month's vote represented a milestone, and a victory, in a long legislative battle.
