Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act

Illinois · Employment · §§ 820-115-1 to 820-115-9-5 · 21 sections

Overview

This act governs the payment of wages by employers to their employees, setting requirements for how and when workers must be paid. It requires employers to disclose the rate of pay and the time and place of payment at hiring, mandates regular pay periods with deadlines for paying earned wages, and requires that final compensation be paid promptly after separation from employment. It also addresses gratuities, payroll cards, and reimbursement of employee expenses, extends liability to corporate officers and agents who knowingly permit violations as well as to primary contractors for construction-industry wage claims, and charges the state labor department with investigating violations, recovering unpaid wages for aggrieved employees, and imposing penalties.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

Sections covered

820 ILCS 115/1This Act applies to all employers and employees in this State, including employees of units of local government and school districts, but excepting employees of the State or Federal governments
820 ILCS 115/10(a) Employers shall notify employees, at the time of hiring, of the rate of pay and of the time and place of payment
820 ILCS 115/11It shall be the duty of the Department of Labor to inquire diligently for any violations of this Act, and to institute the actions for violations and penalties herein provided, at the request of the employee or on motion of the Director of Labor, and to enforce generally the provisions of this Act
820 ILCS 115/11.5Departmental wage recovery; remittance to aggrieved employee
820 ILCS 115/12The Director of Labor or his authorized representatives shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Act
820 ILCS 115/13In addition to an individual who is deemed to be an employer pursuant to Section 2 of this Act, any officers of a corporation or agents of an employer who knowingly permit such employer to violate the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to be the employers of the employees of the corporation
820 ILCS 115/13.5Primary contractor responsibility for wage claims in construction industry
820 ILCS 115/14Penalties
820 ILCS 115/14.5Payroll cards
820 ILCS 115/15This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act
820 ILCS 115/2Definitions
820 ILCS 115/20Procedural changes from prior law
820 ILCS 115/3Every employer shall be required, at least semi-monthly, to pay every employee all wages earned during the semi-monthly pay period
820 ILCS 115/4All wages earned by any employee during a semi-monthly or bi-weekly pay period shall be paid to such employee not later than 13 days after the end of the pay period in which such wages were earned
820 ILCS 115/4.1Gratuities
820 ILCS 115/5Every employer shall pay the final compensation of separated employees in full, at the time of separation, if possible, but in no case later than the next regularly scheduled payday for such employee
820 ILCS 115/6Employment › 820 ILCS 115 — Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act
820 ILCS 115/7The Department of Labor shall be authorized to enter into agreements with other states to collect unpaid wages from out-of-state employers and to perform reciprocal services for such states in the State of Illinois
820 ILCS 115/8Employment › 820 ILCS 115 — Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act
820 ILCS 115/9Employment › 820 ILCS 115 — Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act
820 ILCS 115/9.5Reimbursement of employee expenses

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