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Education: New Salary Posting Requirement Takes Effect January 1, 2012
Illinois School Code provisions requiring the reporting and posting of administrator and teacher salaries have gone through multiple revisions recently.
Am I Obligated to Pay a Pro Rata Bonus to Employees No Longer With The Company?
As the end of the year rolls around, we inevitably are asked questions related to the payment of bonuses, particularly for those employees who are terminated before annual bonuses are paid out.
Amendments to Illinois’ Wage Payment Law.
The new year brings tougher penalties for Illinois employers facing employee claims for unpaid wages as amendments to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA) go into effect on January 1, 2011.
Illinois Governor Signs Wage Theft Enforcement Act
On July 30, Governor Quinn signed the Wage Theft Enforcement Act, S.B. 3568. The new law heightens criminal penalties for violations of the Wage Payment and Collection Act, making willful failure to pay wages due under the Act a class B misdemeanor for amounts of $5,000 or less, and a class A misdemeanor for larger amounts. Repeat offenses within two years of prior criminal conviction under the Act are now a class 4 felony.
New Prompt Payment Act For Private Construction Projects.
Contractors and subcontractors in Illinois were recently equipped with a new legal tool to encourage timely payments from upstream parties. Earlier this year, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Contractor Prompt Payment Act, Public Act 95-0567, which became effective for contracts entered on or after August 31, 2007. The Contractor Prompt Payment Act (the “Act”) provides deadlines for approval and payment of pay applications for (1) contractors seeking payment from owners; and (2) subcontractors seeking payment from contractors and penalties for non-compliance.
New Illinois Legislation Expands Punitive Damages in Wage Actions (pdf).
New Illinois Legislation Expands Punitive Damages in Wage Actions.
Attention Illinois Employers (pdf)
As employers should already know, the new Fair Labor Standards Act regulations regarding overtime go into effect on August 23, 2004. In Illinois, however, a new minimum salary level threshold has already taken effect pursuant to an Illinois law signed on April 2, 2004.
