Chapter 820, EMPLOYMENT

(820 ILCS 150/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 35b) Sec. 2. Whoever violates this Act shall be guilty of a petty offense. (Source: P.A. 77-2830.)

(820 ILCS 40/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 2002) Sec. 2. Open records. (a) Upon request in writing to their employer, every employee has a right under this Act to inspect, copy, and receive copies of the following documents: (1) any personnel documents which are, have been or are intende…

(820 ILCS 155/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 39f-2) Sec. 2. Any person having wages due and unpaid from any lessee as provided in Section one hereof shall have a right of action in the name of the State of Illinois on the relation of such person on such bond, from the date the same are du…

(820 ILCS 315/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 282) Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Law enforcement officer" or "officer" means any person employed by the State or a local governmental entity as a policeman, peace officer, auxiliary policeman or in s…

(820 ILCS 255/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 1402) Sec. 2. It is hereby found and declared that there may exist a danger to the health of employees throughout the State from significant exposure to toxic substances encountered during the course and scope of employment. The results of this…

(820 ILCS 250/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 1102) Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of every employer to furnish each employee who performs duties which involve or may reasonably be expected to involve entering an underground sewer, including but not limited to such employees as utility worke…

(820 ILCS 130/2) Sec. 2. This Act applies to the wages of laborers, mechanics, and other workers employed in any public works, as hereinafter defined, by any public body and to anyone under contracts for public works. This includes any maintenance, repair, assembly, or disassembl…

(820 ILCS 270/2) (was 720 ILCS 530/2) Sec. 2. No owner, agent, lessee or other person in control of operations of a circus, carnival, fair or other public place of assembly or amusement shall authorize or permit participation in an aerial performance, exhibition or private exerci…

(820 ILCS 145/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 2) Sec. 2. This act shall not apply to or in any way affect labor or service by the year, month or week; nor shall any person be prevented by anything herein contained from working as many hours over time or extra hours as he or she may agree, …

(820 ILCS 35/2) (from Ch. 10, par. 20) Sec. 2. When any controversy or difference not involving questions which may be the subject of a civil action, exists between an employer, whether an individual, copartnership or corporation, employing not less than 25 persons, and his emplo…

(820 ILCS 135/2) (from Ch. 21, par. 102) Sec. 2. Any person aggrieved by any conduct of a cemetery authority or cemetery workers' association which is prohibited by Section 1 may maintain an action in the circuit court of the county in which the violation occurred to enjoin any c…

(820 ILCS 235/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 172e) Sec. 2. The term "employer" as used in this Act shall mean and include an individual, a partnership, an association, a corporation, a legal representative, trustee, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, and any common carrier by rail, motor, w…

(820 ILCS 245/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 262) Sec. 2. The working period of any person under compressed air in any compartment, caisson, tunnel or places shall be divided into two periods under compressed air with an interval of rest between the two periods. If the air pressure exceed…

(820 ILCS 120/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 2252) Sec. 2. All commissions due at the time of termination of a contract between a sales representative and principal shall be paid within 13 days of termination, and commissions that become due after termination shall be paid within 13 days …

(820 ILCS 230/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 99) Sec. 2. Such washroom shall be so arranged that employees may change their clothing therein, and shall be sufficient for the number of employees engaged regularly in such employment; shall be provided with lockers or hangers in which employ…

(820 ILCS 115/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 39m-2) Sec. 2. Definitions. For all employees, other than separated employees, "wages" shall be defined as any compensation owed an employee by an employer pursuant to an employment contract or agreement between the 2 parties, whether the amoun…

(820 ILCS 310/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 172.37) Sec. 2. (a) Where any employer in this State is automatically and without election subject to and bound by the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act by reason of the provisions of Section 3 thereof, as heretofore or hereafter amen…

(820 ILCS 45/2) (from Ch. 73, par. 1352) Sec. 2. No employer who makes available to employees group health insurance coverage or otherwise provides for payment of or furnishes medical or health care services under a group health insurance policy or contract, non-profit health car…

(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 10/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 2572) Sec. 2. Whoever violates this Act is guilty of a business offense with a fine not to exceed $5,000. (Source: P.A. 85-300.)

(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 135/2.1) (from Ch. 21, par. 102.1) Sec. 2.1. Access to Interment Rights. (a) If the owner of an interment right in a cemetery or his or her legatees, executor or administrator desires to use that interment right for interment purposes, necessitated by the decedent's mem…

(820 ILCS 130/2.1) Sec. 2.1. Public utilities. (a) For purposes of this Act, to the extent permitted by and consistent with federal law, "public utility" has the meaning given that term in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act. (b) For purposes of this Act, "public utility" a…

(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 135/2.2) (from Ch. 21, par. 102.2) Sec. 2.2. Application of this Act. The sanctions and court proceedings under Section 2.1 of this Act are intended, as a matter of public policy, to apply only to burials required in a timely manner consistent with religious tenets and …

(820 ILCS 135/2.3) Sec. 2.3. Sections of cemeteries. No provision of any law of this State may be construed to prohibit a cemetery authority from reserving, in a cemetery not owned by a religious organization or institution, a section of interment rights, entombment rights, or in…

(820 ILCS 95/20) Sec. 20. Penalties. (a) Beginning October 1, 2026, the Department, a unit of local government regulating an employer, or a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over an employer may, in the course of its regulatory or enforcement duties, monitor and enforce co…

(820 ILCS 265/20) Sec. 20. Employee access to project. (1) An employer may not permit an employee who violates Section 10, who tests positive for the presence of a drug in his or her system, or who refuses to submit to drug or alcohol testing as required under the employer's subs…

(820 ILCS 90/20) Sec. 20. Ensuring employees are informed about their obligations. A covenant not to compete or a covenant not to solicit is illegal and void unless (1) the employer advises the employee in writing to consult with an attorney before entering into the covenant and …

(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 80/20) Sec. 20. Composition of the Board. There is created the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Board. (a) The Board shall consist of the following 7 members: (1) the State Treasurer, or his or her designee, who shall serve as chair; (2) the State Comptroller, or his or h…

(820 ILCS 75/20) Sec. 20. Administration of Act and rulemaking authority. (a) The Illinois Department of Labor shall investigate any alleged violations of this Act by an employer or employment agency. If the Department finds that a violation has occurred, the Director of Labor ma…

(820 ILCS 170/20) (from Ch. 48, par. 2770) Sec. 20. Language of notice. (a) The notice furnished to employers or created by employers to notify their employees about the availability of the federal earned income tax credit shall state as follows: IF YOU EARNED LESS THAN $....... …

(820 ILCS 70/20) Sec. 20. Waiver. An employer shall not require an applicant or employee to waive any right under this Act. An agreement by an applicant or employee to waive any right under this Act is invalid and unenforceable. (Source: P.A. 96-1426, eff. 1-1-11.)

(820 ILCS 185/20) Sec. 20. Failure to properly designate or classify individuals performing services as employees. It is a violation of this Act for an employer or entity not to designate an individual as an employee under Section 10 of this Act unless the employer or entity sati…

(820 ILCS 190/20) Sec. 20. Fringe benefit portability and continuity. (a) If the State of Illinois, its political subdivisions, or other public employers procure short-term or temporary employees from a labor organization, then the State of Illinois, its political subdivisions, o…

(820 ILCS 157/20) Sec. 20. Department responsibilities. (a) The Department shall administer and enforce this Act and adopt rules under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act for the purpose of this Act. The Department shall have the powers and the parties shall have the rights…

(820 ILCS 219/20) Sec. 20. Duties of employers and employees. (a) Every public employer must provide reasonable protection to the lives, health, and safety of its employees and must furnish to each of its employees employment and a workplace which are free from recognized hazards…

(820 ILCS 156/20) Sec. 20. Protections. (a) An employee who takes leave under this Act is entitled, on return from such leave: (1) to be restored by the employer to the position of employment held by the employee when the leave commenced; or (2) to be restored to an equivalent po…

(820 ILCS 206/20) Sec. 20. Exemptions. (a) Nothing in this Act applies to the work of a minor engaged in agricultural pursuits, except that no minor under 12 years of age, except members of the farmer's own family who live with the farmer at his principal place of residence, at a…

(820 ILCS 310/20) (from Ch. 48, par. 172.55) Sec. 20. Any wilful neglect, refusal or failure to do the things required to be done by any section, clause or provision of this Act, on the part of the persons herein required to do them, or any violation of any of the provisions or r…

(820 ILCS 227/20) Sec. 20. Personnel transferred. The status and rights of employees of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity engaged in the performance of the functions of the Illinois Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Program (the OSHA Program) shall not be af…

(820 ILCS 65/20) Sec. 20. Extension of layoff period. A layoff of more than 6 months which, at its outset, was announced to be a layoff of 6 months or less shall be treated as an employment loss under this Act unless: (1) the extension beyond 6 months is caused by business circum…

(820 ILCS 63/20) Sec. 20. Application of Act. (a) Nothing in this Act shall be 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…

(820 ILCS 154/20) Sec. 20. Unlawful employer practices. 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 to be…

(820 ILCS 151/20) Sec. 20. Effect on existing employee benefits. (a) Taking any leave under this Act shall not result in the loss of any employee benefit accrued before the date on which the leave commenced. (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect an employer's oblig…

(820 ILCS 175/20) Sec. 20. Transportation. (a) A day and temporary labor service agency or a third party client or a contractor or agent of either shall charge no fee to transport a day or temporary laborer to or from the designated work site. (b) A day and temporary labor servic…

(820 ILCS 148/20) Sec. 20. Effect on existing employee benefits. (a) Taking civil air patrol leave under this Act shall not result in the loss of any employee benefit accrued before the date on which the leave commenced. (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect an emp…

(820 ILCS 147/20) Sec. 20. Compensation. An employee who utilizes or seeks to utilize the rights afforded by this Act may choose the opportunity to make up the time so taken as guaranteed by this Act on a different day or shift as directed by the employer. An employee who exercis…

(820 ILCS 60/20) Sec. 20. Injunctive and other relief. (a) Whenever a State's Attorney has reason to believe that any person or employer is using, has used, or is about to use any method, act, or practice declared by this Act to be unlawful and that proceedings would be in the pu…