Chapter 820 — EMPLOYMENT

(820 ILCS 96/1-1) Sec. 1-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Workplace Transparency Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 1-1-20.)

(820 ILCS 96/1-10) Sec. 1-10. Application. (a) This Act does not apply to any collective bargaining agreements that are entered into in and subject to the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act or the National Labor Relations Act. If there is a conflict between any valid and enforce…

(820 ILCS 96/1-15) Sec. 1-15. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Concerted activity" means activities engaged in for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection as provided in 29 U.S.C. 157 et seq., as it existed on January 19, 2025, and the Illinois Ed…

(820 ILCS 96/1-20) Sec. 1-20. Reporting of allegations. No contract, agreement, clause, covenant, waiver, or other document shall prohibit, prevent, or otherwise restrict an employee, prospective employee, or former employee from (1) reporting any allegations of unlawful conduct …

(820 ILCS 96/1-25) Sec. 1-25. Conditions of employment or continued employment. (a) Any agreement, clause, covenant, or waiver that is a unilateral condition of employment or continued employment and has the purpose or effect of preventing an employee or prospective employee from…

(820 ILCS 96/1-30) Sec. 1-30. Settlement or termination agreements. (a) An employee, prospective employee, or former employee and an employer may enter into a valid and enforceable settlement or termination agreement that includes promises of confidentiality related to alleged un…

(820 ILCS 96/1-35) (Text of Section from P.A. 101-221) Sec. 1-35. Costs and attorney's fees. An employee, prospective employee, or former employee shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in challenging a contract for violation of this Act upon a final, …

(820 ILCS 96/1-40) Sec. 1-40. Right to testify. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any agreement, clause, covenant, or waiver, settlement agreement, or termination agreement that waives the right of an employee, prospective employee, or former employee to testify in a…

(820 ILCS 96/1-45) Sec. 1-45. Limitations. This Act shall not be construed to limit an employer's ability to require the following to maintain confidentiality of allegations of unlawful employment practices made by others: (1) employees who receive complaints or investigate alleg…

(820 ILCS 96/1-5) Sec. 1-5. Purpose. This State has a compelling and substantial interest in securing individuals' freedom from unlawful discrimination and harassment in the workplace. This State also recognizes the right of parties to freely contract over the terms, privileges a…

(820 ILCS 96/1-50) Sec. 1-50. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 1-1-20.)

(820 ILCS 96/99-97) Sec. 99-97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 8-9-19.)

(820 ILCS 96/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2020, except that: (i) Article 5 takes effect March 1, 2021; and (ii) Article 6 and this Article take effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 8-9-19; 101-639, eff. 6-12-20.)

(820 ILCS 97/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Customized Employment for Individuals with Disabilities Act. (Source: P.A. 101-368, eff. 1-1-20.)

(820 ILCS 97/10) Sec. 10. Customized Employment Demonstration Program. The Department of Human Services, through its Division of Rehabilitation Services and in collaboration with the Division of Developmental Disabilities, shall establish a 5-year Customized Employment Demonstrat…

(820 ILCS 97/15) Sec. 15. Selection of participants. Individuals shall be identified and referred to the Department to participate in the Demonstration Program by community-based agencies serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. A team of individuals ident…

(820 ILCS 97/20) Sec. 20. Diversity. Participants in the Demonstration Program shall reflect the geographical, racial, ethnic, gender, and income-level diversity of the State. (Source: P.A. 103-709, eff. 1-1-25.)

(820 ILCS 97/25) Sec. 25. Community-based agencies and staff qualifications. The Demonstration Program shall utilize a minimum of 4 Illinois non-profit community-based agencies that must: (1) assign at least one staff member who has received a certificate of completion for traini…

(820 ILCS 97/30) Sec. 30. Data collection and reporting. The Department shall collect data regarding the successes and challenges of the Demonstration Program and shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly on March 1st of each year beginning in 2026 un…

(820 ILCS 97/35) Sec. 35. Advice and recommendations. In the creation, operation, and administration of the Demonstration Program, the Department shall seek the advice and recommendations of the State Rehabilitation Council, Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Ill…

(820 ILCS 97/40) Sec. 40. The Department may adopt administrative rules governing the Demonstration Program; however, the Demonstration Program shall not be delayed pending the adoption of rules. (Source: P.A. 103-709, eff. 1-1-25.)

(820 ILCS 97/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to assist individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities or similar conditions resulting in a most significant disability who seek employment and require more individualized assistance to achieve and maintai…

(820 ILCS 97/6) Sec. 6. Definition. As used in this Act, "customized employment" means competitive integrated employment for an individual with a significant disability that is based on an individualized determination of the strengths, needs, and interests of the individual with …

(820 ILCS 98/5-1) Sec. 5-1. Short title. (a) This Article may be cited as the Workers' Rights and Worker Safety Act. (b) As used in this Article, "this Act" refers to this Article. (Source: P.A. 104-161, eff. 8-14-25.)

(820 ILCS 98/5-10) Sec. 5-10. Operative provisions for wage and hour laws and coal mine safety laws. (a) Except as authorized by State law enacted after April 28, 2025, a State agency may not amend or revise the State agency's rules in a manner that is less stringent in its prote…

(820 ILCS 98/5-15) Sec. 5-15. Implementation and reporting. Each State agency shall undertake all feasible efforts using the State agency's authority under State and federal law to implement and enforce this Act. Each State agency that takes actions to enforce this Act shall subm…

(820 ILCS 98/5-20) Sec. 5-20. Rulemaking authority. In order to comply with the requirements of this Act, the agency head of each applicable State agency, or the agency head's authorized representative, may adopt all necessary rules, in accordance with the requirements of the Ill…

(820 ILCS 98/5-25) Sec. 5-25. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable. If any provision of this Act or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or appli…

(820 ILCS 98/5-5) Sec. 5-5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Employee" has the meaning set forth in Section 2 of the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. "Employer" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, gove…

(820 ILCS 98/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 104-161, eff. 8-14-25.)

(820 ILCS 105/1) (from Ch. 48, par. 1001) Sec. 1. This Act is known and may be cited as the "Minimum Wage Law". (Source: P.A. 77-1451.)

(820 ILCS 105/10) (from Ch. 48, par. 1010) Sec. 10. (a) The Director shall make and revise administrative regulations, including definitions of terms, as the Director deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act, to prevent the circumvention or evasion thereof, and to …

(820 ILCS 105/11) (from Ch. 48, par. 1011) Sec. 11. (a) Any employer or his agent, or the officer or agent of any private employer who: (1) hinders or delays the Director or his authorized representative in the performance of his duties in the enforcement of this Act; or (2) refu…

(820 ILCS 105/12) Sec. 12. (a) If any employee is paid by his or her employer less than the wage to which he or she is entitled under the provisions of this Act, the employee may recover in a civil action treble the amount of any such underpayments together with costs and such re…

(820 ILCS 105/13) (from Ch. 48, par. 1013) Sec. 13. Any standards relating to minimum wages, maximum hours, overtime compensation or other working conditions in effect under any other law of this State on the effective date of this Act which are more favorable to employees than t…

(820 ILCS 105/14) (from Ch. 48, par. 1014) Sec. 14. Nothing in this Act is deemed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers through representatives of their own choosing in order to establish wages or oth…

(820 ILCS 105/15) (from Ch. 48, par. 1015) Sec. 15. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person, employer, occupation or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this Act and the application of such provision to other persons, employers, occupation…

(820 ILCS 105/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 1002) Sec. 2. The General Assembly finds that the existence in industries, trades or business, or branches thereof, including offices, mercantile establishments and all other places of employment in the State of Illinois covered by this Act, of…

(820 ILCS 105/2.1) (from Ch. 48, par. 1002.1) Sec. 2.1. Participation by an employee in any kind of ridesharing arrangement shall not result in the application of this Act to the period of time necessary to effectively use such an arrangement. (Source: P.A. 83-402.)

(820 ILCS 105/3) (from Ch. 48, par. 1003) Sec. 3. As used in this Act: (a) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Labor, and "Department" means the Department of Labor. (b) "Wages" means compensation due to an employee by reason of his employment, including allowances…

(820 ILCS 105/4) (from Ch. 48, par. 1004) Sec. 4. (a)(1) Every employer shall pay to each of his employees in every occupation wages of not less than $2.30 per hour or in the case of employees under 18 years of age wages of not less than $1.95 per hour, except as provided in Sect…

(820 ILCS 105/4a) (from Ch. 48, par. 1004a) Sec. 4a. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no employer shall employ any of his employees for a workweek of more than 40 hours unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of the hours above spe…

(820 ILCS 105/5) Sec. 5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 77-1451. Repealed by P.A. 103-1060, eff. 1-21-25.)

(820 ILCS 105/6) (from Ch. 48, par. 1006) Sec. 6. (a) For any occupation, the Director may provide by regulation for the employment in that occupation of learners at such wages lower than the minimum wage provided in items (1) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 4 as the Directo…

(820 ILCS 105/7) (from Ch. 48, par. 1007) Sec. 7. The Director or his authorized representatives have the authority to: (a) Investigate and gather data regarding the wages, hours and other conditions and practices of employment in any industry subject to this Act, and may enter a…

(820 ILCS 105/8) (from Ch. 48, par. 1008) Sec. 8. Every employer subject to any provision of this Act or of any order issued under this Act shall make and keep for a period of not less than 3 years, true and accurate records of the name, address and occupation of each of his empl…

(820 ILCS 105/9) (from Ch. 48, par. 1009) Sec. 9. Every employer subject to any provision of this Act or of any regulations issued under this Act shall keep a summary of this Act approved by the Director, and copies of any applicable regulations issued under this Act or a summary…

(820 ILCS 110/1) (from Ch. 48, par. 4a) Sec. 1. Any employer of 6 or more persons in this State engaged in the manufacture of any article, who shall pay any person engaged in such manufacture an unequal wage for equal work, by time or piece work, than is being paid to any other p…

(820 ILCS 110/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 4b) Sec. 2. Any action based upon or arising under this Act shall be instituted within six months after the date of the alleged violation. (Source: Laws 1943, vol. 1, p. 743.)

(820 ILCS 110/3) (from Ch. 48, par. 4c) Sec. 3. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Equal Wage Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324)