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Illinois More than Doubles Penalties for Wage & Hour Violations

By Bill Pokorny on July 14, 2021
Posted in State Regulation

Wage and hour violations in Illinois just got a lot more expensive. On Friday, July 9, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed an amendment to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act that increases the penalty for underpaying wages from 2% of the amount of the underpayment per month to 5%. That may not sound like a…

Stiff New Employer Penalties Included In Illinois $15 Minimum Wage Law (Updated)

By Bill Pokorny on February 19, 2019
Posted in Minimum Wage, State Regulation

On February 19, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1, which increases the minimum wage in Illinois to $15 per hour by 2025. Under the new law, the minimum wage will increase from $8.25 to $9.25 on January 1, 2020, to $10.00 on July 1, 2020. Thereafter, the minimum wage will increase…

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