Recent Updates

Your Rights Under Illinois Employment Laws (January 2020)

Minimum Wage

• Effective Jan. 1, 2020, the minimum wage is $9.25 per hour. Wage increases through Jan. 1, 2025, are included on the notice.
• Domestic workers are now covered under the law even if the employer has just one worker.

Unpaid Wages

• Employees must be reimbursed for all necessary expenditures or losses they incur related to the work they perform for their employer.

Equal Pay Act

• Employers and employment agencies may not ask applicants about their previous wage and compensation history.
• Employees may disclose or discuss their own salary, benefits, and other compensation with their co-workers and colleagues.
• African American employees may not be paid less than non-African American employees.

New Publication Date of 12/19

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Illinois Historical Labor Law Updates:

Discrimination and Sexual Harassment – Jan 2019
Your Rights Under SIERRA – Jan 2019
Employment Rights – Sep 2017
Pregnancy Rights – Dec 2014
Unemployment Insurance – Oct 2012
Your Rights Under Illinois Employment Laws
Smoke-Free Illinois
Workers’ Compensation
Unemployment Insurance