Chapter 820, EMPLOYMENT

(820 ILCS 149/15) Sec. 15. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-33, eff. 1-1-06; text omitted.)

(820 ILCS 115/15) (from Ch. 48, par. 39m-15) Sec. 15. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. (Source: P.A. 78-914.)

(820 ILCS 57/15) Sec. 15. Employee protections. An employer or the employer's agent, representative, or designee may not discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize, threaten to discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize, or take any adverse employment action against an employ…

(820 ILCS 156/15) Sec. 15. Existing leave usable for bereavement. An employee who is entitled to take paid or unpaid leave (including family, medical, sick, annual, personal, or similar leave) from employment, pursuant to federal, State, or local law, a collective bargaining agre…

(820 ILCS 170/15) (from Ch. 48, par. 2765) Sec. 15. Notification by employer. (a) An employer shall be required to notify all employees that they may be eligible for the federal earned income tax credit and may either apply for the credit on their tax returns or receive the credi…

(820 ILCS 219/15) Sec. 15. Application of Act. This Act applies to every public employer in this State and its employees. Nothing in this Act, however, applies to working conditions of employees with respect to which federal agencies, and State agencies acting under Section 274 o…

(820 ILCS 147/15) Sec. 15. School conference and activity leave. (a) An employer must grant an employee leave of up to a total of 8 hours during any school year, and no more than 4 hours of which may be taken on any given day, to attend school conferences, behavioral meetings, or…

(820 ILCS 157/15) Sec. 15. Unlawful employer practices. (a) It is unlawful for any employer to take any adverse action against an employee because the employee: (1) exercises rights or attempts to exercise rights under this Act; (2) opposes practices which such employee believes …

(820 ILCS 12/15) Sec. 15. Private sector union security agreements. Employers and labor organizations covered by the National Labor Relations Act may, anywhere within the entire State of Illinois, execute and apply agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a cond…

(820 ILCS 46/15) Sec. 15. Enforcement. It is the duty of the Department of Labor to enforce the provisions of this Act. The Department of Labor has the power to conduct inspections in connection with the administration and enforcement of this Act. Upon request of the Department o…

(820 ILCS 260/15) Sec. 15. Private place for nursing mothers. An employer shall make reasonable efforts to provide a room or other location, in close proximity to the work area, other than a toilet stall, where an employee described in Section 10 can express her milk in privacy. …

(820 ILCS 191/15) Sec. 15. Rights and remedies. The rights and remedies specified in this Act are in addition to any other rights or remedies afforded by contract or under other provisions of law. This Act does not prevent an employer from providing greater sick leave benefits th…

(820 ILCS 112/15) Sec. 15. Enforcement. (a) The Director or his or her authorized representative shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Act. The Director of Labor shall adopt rules necessary to administer and enforce this Act. (b) An employee, former employee, or, fo…

(820 ILCS 175/15) Sec. 15. Meals. A day and temporary labor service agency or a third party client shall not charge a day or temporary laborer for any meal not consumed by the day and temporary laborer and, if consumed, no more than the actual cost of a meal. In no case shall the…

(820 ILCS 42/15) Sec. 15. Destruction of videos. Upon request from the applicant, employers, within 30 days after receipt of the request, must delete an applicant's interviews and instruct any other persons who received copies of the applicant video interviews to also delete the …

(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 305/15) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.15) Sec. 15. The Commission shall report in writing to the Governor on the 30th day of June, annually, the details and results of its administration of this Act, and may prepare and issue such special bulletins and reports from time to tim…

(820 ILCS 154/15) Sec. 15. Existing leave usable for bereavement. An employee who is entitled to take paid or unpaid leave (including family, medical, sick, annual, personal, or similar leave) from employment, pursuant to federal, State, or local law, a collective bargaining agre…

(820 ILCS 180/15) Sec. 15. Purposes. The purposes of this Act are: (1) to promote the State's interest in reducing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, gender violence, stalking, and any crime of violence by enabling victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, g…

(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 193/15) Sec. 15. Contract for products and services of freelance workers. (a) Whenever a contracting entity retains a freelance worker, the contract for such products or services shall be reduced to writing. The contracting entity shall furnish a copy of the written con…

(820 ILCS 405/1500) (from Ch. 48, par. 570) Sec. 1500. Rate of contribution. A. For the six months' period beginning July 1, 1937, and for each of the calendar years 1938 to 1959, inclusive, each employer shall pay contributions on wages at the percentages specified in or determi…

(820 ILCS 405/1501) (from Ch. 48, par. 571) Sec. 1501. Benefit wages. A. When an individual is paid regular benefits (defined in Section 409) under this Act, with respect to any benefit year which begins prior to November 4, 1979, which, when added to such regular benefits previo…

(820 ILCS 405/1501.1) (from Ch. 48, par. 571.1) Sec. 1501.1. Benefit charges. A. When an individual is paid regular benefits with respect to a week, an amount equal to such regular benefits, including dependents' allowances, shall immediately become benefit charges. B. (Blank). C…

(820 ILCS 405/1502) (from Ch. 48, par. 572) Sec. 1502. Employer's benefit wages. An employer's benefit wages shall be the wages paid by him which became benefit wages. With respect to any base period applicable to a benefit year commencing prior to November 4, 1979, an employer's…

(820 ILCS 405/1502.1) (from Ch. 48, par. 572.1) Sec. 1502.1. Employer's benefit charges. A. Benefit charges which result from payments to any claimant made on or after July 1, 1989 shall be charged: 1. For benefit years beginning prior to July 1, 1989, to each employer who paid w…

(820 ILCS 405/1502.2) (from Ch. 48, par. 572.2) Sec. 1502.2. Benefit conversion factor. A. For calendar year 1991, the benefit conversion factor shall be the total benefit wages based on the total benefits paid under this Act which would have become benefit wages pursuant to Sect…

(820 ILCS 405/1502.3) Sec. 1502.3. Benefit charges; federal disasters. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1502.1, no employer located in an Illinois county that has, during 1993, been declared a federal disaster area due to flooding shall be chargeable for any benefit char…

(820 ILCS 405/1502.4) Sec. 1502.4. Benefit charges; COVID-19. A. With respect to any benefits paid for a week of unemployment that begins on or after March 15, 2020, and before December 31, 2020, and is directly or indirectly attributable to COVID-19, notwithstanding any other pr…

(820 ILCS 405/1502.5) Sec. 1502.5. Benefit charges. A. With respect to any benefits that are paid for a week of unemployment that begins on or after January 3, 2021, and before September 4, 2021, and would not have been paid but for subsection D of Section 612, notwithstanding an…

(820 ILCS 405/1503.1) (from Ch. 48, par. 573.1) Sec. 1503.1. Benefit ratio. A. For calendar year 1991: 1. For each employer who has incurred liability for the payment of contributions within each of the three calendar years immediately preceding calendar year 1991, the benefit ra…

(820 ILCS 405/1504) (from Ch. 48, par. 574) Sec. 1504. State experience factor. A. For each calendar year prior to 1988, the total benefits paid from this State's account in the unemployment trust fund during the 36 consecutive calendar month period ending June 30 of the calendar…

(820 ILCS 405/1505) (from Ch. 48, par. 575) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-839) Sec. 1505. Adjustment of state experience factor. (I) A. For calendar years prior to 1988, the state experience factor shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Act as…

(820 ILCS 405/1506.1) (from Ch. 48, par. 576.1) Sec. 1506.1. Determination of Employer's Contribution Rate. A. The contribution rate for any calendar year prior to 1991 of each employer whose contribution rate is determined as provided in Sections 1501 through 1507, inclusive, sh…

(820 ILCS 405/1506.3) (from Ch. 48, par. 576.3) Sec. 1506.3. Fund building rates - Temporary Administrative Funding. A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, an employer's contribution rate for calendar years prior to 2004 shall be determined in accordance with the pro…

(820 ILCS 405/1506.5) Sec. 1506.5. Surcharge; specified period. With respect to the first quarter of calendar year 2011, each employer shall pay a surcharge equal to 0.5% of the total wages for insured work subject to the payment of contributions under Sections 234, 235, and 245.…

(820 ILCS 405/1506.6) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-839) Sec. 1506.6. Surcharge; specified period. (I) For each employer whose contribution rate for calendar year 2027 is determined pursuant to Section 1500 or 1506.1, in addition to the contribution rate establish…

(820 ILCS 405/1507) (from Ch. 48, par. 577) Sec. 1507. Contribution rates of successor and predecessor employing units. A. Whenever any employing unit succeeds to substantially all of the employing enterprises of another employing unit, then in determining contribution rates for …

(820 ILCS 405/1507.1) Sec. 1507.1. Transfer of trade or business; contribution rate. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act: A.(1) If an individual or entity transfers its trade or business, or a portion thereof, to another individual or entity and, at the time of the tr…

(820 ILCS 405/1508) (from Ch. 48, par. 578) Sec. 1508. Statement of benefit wages and statement of benefit charges. The Director shall periodically furnish each employer with a statement of the wages of his workers or former workers which became his benefit wages together with th…

(820 ILCS 405/1508.1) (from Ch. 48, par. 578.1) Sec. 1508.1. Cancellation of Benefit Wages and Benefit Charges Due to Lack of Notice. A. It is the purpose of this Section to provide relief to an employer who has accrued benefit wages or benefit charges resulting from the payment …

(820 ILCS 405/1509) (from Ch. 48, par. 579) Sec. 1509. Notice of employer's contribution rate. The Director shall promptly notify each employer of his rate of contribution for each calendar year by mailing notice thereof to his last known address. Such rate determination shall be…

(820 ILCS 405/1510) (from Ch. 48, par. 580) Sec. 1510. Service of notice. Whenever service of notice is required by Sections 1400, 1508, and 1509, such notice may be given and be complete by depositing the same with the United States Mail, addressed to the employer at his last kn…

(820 ILCS 405/1511) (from Ch. 48, par. 581) Sec. 1511. Study of experience rating. The Employment Security Advisory Board, created by Section 5-540 of the Departments of State Government Law (20 ILCS 5/5-540), is hereby authorized and directed to study and examine the present pro…

(820 ILCS 405/1511.1) Sec. 1511.1. Effects of 2004 Solvency Legislation. The Employment Security Advisory Board shall hold public hearings on the progress toward meeting the Trust Fund solvency projections made in accordance with this amendatory Act of the 93d General Assembly. T…

(820 ILCS 305/15a) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.15a) Sec. 15a. The Commission shall prepare and publish a handbook in readily understandable language in question and answer form containing all information as to the rights and obligations of employers and employees under the provisions …

(820 ILCS 310/16) (from Ch. 48, par. 172.51) Sec. 16. The Commission shall make and publish procedural rules and orders for carrying out the duties imposed upon it by law, which rules and orders shall be deemed prima facie reasonable and valid. The process and procedure before th…

(820 ILCS 80/16) Sec. 16. Illinois Secure Choice Administrative Fund. The Illinois Secure Choice Administrative Fund ("Administrative Fund") is created as a nonappropriated separate and apart trust fund in the State Treasury. The Board shall use moneys in the Administrative Fund …

(820 ILCS 14/16) Sec. 16. Rulemaking. (a) The Board, the Department, and the Secretary of State may make such rules as may be appropriate to effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Act. In order to provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of the provisions of …

(820 ILCS 255/16) (from Ch. 48, par. 1416) Sec. 16. Employee information and training. (a) An employer shall provide all employees with an education and training program with respect to all toxic substances to which the employee is routinely exposed in the course of his or her em…