Leadership and Innovation at the Illinois AG's Office — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Employment Law Now VI-113 - Panel Discussion on Significant Equal Pay Legislation
New pay transparency requirements took effect January 1, 2025, in Illinois. Under amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (the Act), employers must now include in any job posting for covered roles the...more
Illinois employers are subject to many new requirements in 2025. Below are some that employers need to address now....more
Beginning January 1, important amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act will go into effect. Established in 2003, the Act aims to eliminate gender-based discrimination and ensure that employees are compensated equally for the...more
Originally enacted in 2003, the Illinois Equal Pay Act (the “Act”) has undergone several amendments over the years to strengthen its provisions and promote fair pay practices across the state. As we first described last year,...more
The long-awaited frequently asked questions (FAQs) from the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) governing the state’s new pay transparency in job posting requirements were published on Nov. 22, 2024. The FAQs further clarify...more
Illinois employers will soon be required to reveal salary information in job postings, thanks to a new law that will take effect on January 1. Amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act will require covered organizations to...more
The Illinois Equal Pay Act requires all private businesses with at least 100 Illinois employees to obtain an Equal Pay Registration Certificate (EPRC) by March 23, 2024. To obtain a certificate, businesses must pay a $150...more
On August 30, 2023, the DOL announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would increase the salary basis threshold under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for “white collar” exemptions (executive, administrative and...more
Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law HB 3129, an amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act that changes how employers can advertise for position openings in Illinois, on August 11, 2023. The amendment goes into effect January...more
Illinois employers will be required to reveal salary information in job postings thanks to a new law that was just finalized by the governor. On August 11, Governor Pritzker passed into law amendments to the Illinois Equal...more
Illinois recently amended its Equal Pay Act to require employers with 15 or more workers to include pay and benefits information for each covered job posting. There is, however, a delayed start date: This amendment will take...more
A new Illinois law adds electronic notice distribution requirements for employers with remote workers to certain state employment laws. Under the new legislation (HB 3733, codified as Public Act No. 103-0201), Illinois...more
Since Gov. J. B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1480 (the Act) on March 23, 2021, the standards for employers have been raised for both hiring and employment practices. The Act incorporated significant changes to the Illinois...more
The Illinois Equal Pay Act has been around for a decade, but it’s seen many changes in the past few years. The act was amended in 2021 to impose new equal pay compliance requirements and create new obligations for private...more
HB3129 (the “Bill”), which was introduced in the Illinois House of Representatives on February 16, 2013, and passed by the Labor & Commerce Committee on February 28, 2023, would require Illinois employers to include pay scale...more
Illinois employers will face a host of new requirements in 2023. Below are updates and reminders regarding certain aspects of the new labor and employment landscape in Illinois....more
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed into law an amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) requiring companies with 100 or more employees in Illinois to obtain an equal pay registration certificate from the...more
The new requirements for employers to comply with the Illinois Equal Pay Act (the “Act”) Amendments took effect last month. As previously discussed, between March 24, 2022 and March 23, 2024, employers with 100 or more...more
On March 24, 2022, a new pay data reporting requirement will take effect for certain private employers in Illinois. Detailed discussions of this requirement and other aspects of the recent amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay...more
Last year Illinois enacted amendments to its own Equal Pay Act, which requires unprecedented reporting of race, gender, and ethnicity statistics along with pay data of Illinois based employees. This reporting requirement is...more
The state’s Equal Pay Registration Certificate requirements of the Equal Pay Act will take effect March 24, 2022, according to the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL). A number of employers have received IDOL notices that...more
After a relatively quiet 2020 from an employment legislation perspective, the Illinois Assembly has been busy crafting new laws in 2021. We recently reported on new legislation related to restrictive covenants, but the...more
Many states across the country have adopted new or revised equal pay laws in an effort to address pay inequities in the workplace. Illinois joined that list with March 22, 2021 amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003...more
On March 23, 2021, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill 1480, which amends both the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) and the Illinois Equal Pay Act, and requires employers to report EEO-1 and pay data to the...more