Illinois Business Expense Reimbursement Law Now in Effect

The Illinois legislature recently amended the state’s Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA) to require that employers reimburse employees for all reasonable “necessary expenses” that are “directly related to services performed for [the] employer” and incurred primarily for the benefit of the employer. The governor signed the law, which took effect January 1, 2019.1 Illinois is now the ninth jurisdiction to impose expense reimbursement requirements on employers.2