Chapter 820 — EMPLOYMENT

(820 ILCS 405/1004) (from Ch. 48, par. 504) Sec. 1004. Record of proceedings. The Director shall provide facilities for the taking of testimony and the recording of proceedings at the hearings before the Director, his representative, the Board of Review, or a Referee. All expense…

(820 ILCS 405/1100) (from Ch. 48, par. 520) Sec. 1100. Review by the courts of decisions on benefits. Any decision of the Board of Review (or of the Director in cases of decisions made pursuant to Sections 800 and 801) shall be reviewable only under and in accordance with the pro…

(820 ILCS 405/1200) (from Ch. 48, par. 530) Sec. 1200. Compensation of attorneys. No fee shall be charged any claimant in any proceeding under this Act by the Director or his representatives, or by the Referees or Board of Review, or by any court or the clerks thereof except as p…

(820 ILCS 405/1300) (from Ch. 48, par. 540) Sec. 1300. Waiver or transfer of benefit rights - Partial exemption. (A) Except as otherwise provided herein any agreement by an individual to waive, release or commute his rights under this Act shall be void. (B) Benefits due under thi…

(820 ILCS 405/1400) (from Ch. 48, par. 550) Sec. 1400. Payment of contributions. On and after July 1, 1937, contributions shall accrue and become payable by each employer for each calendar year in which he is subject to this Act, with respect to wages payable for employment occur…

(820 ILCS 405/1400.1) Sec. 1400.1. Solvency Adjustments. (I) As used in this Section, "prior year's trust fund balance" means the net amount standing to the credit of this State's account in the unemployment trust fund (less all outstanding advances to that account, including but…

(820 ILCS 405/1400.2) Sec. 1400.2. Annual reporting and paying; household workers. This Section applies to an employer who solely employs one or more household workers with respect to whom the employer files federal unemployment taxes as part of his or her federal income tax retu…

(820 ILCS 405/1401) (from Ch. 48, par. 551) Sec. 1401. Interest. Any employer who shall fail to pay any contributions (including any amounts due pursuant to Section 1506.3) when required of him by the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations of the Director, whether o…

(820 ILCS 405/1402) (from Ch. 48, par. 552) Sec. 1402. Penalties. A. If any employer fails, within the time prescribed in this Act as amended and in effect on October 5, 1980, and the regulations of the Director, to file a report of wages paid to each of his workers, or to file a…

(820 ILCS 405/1402.1) Sec. 1402.1. Processing fee. A. The Director may, by rule, establish a processing fee of $50 with regard to a report of contributions due that is not required to be submitted electronically if the employer fails to submit the report on the form designated by…

(820 ILCS 405/1403) (from Ch. 48, par. 553) Sec. 1403. Financing benefits paid to state employees. Benefits paid to individuals with respect to whom this State or any of its wholly owned instrumentalities is the last employer as provided in Section 1502.1 shall be financed by app…

(820 ILCS 405/1404) (from Ch. 48, par. 554) Sec. 1404. Payments in lieu of contributions by nonprofit organizations. A. For the year 1972 and for each calendar year thereafter, contributions shall accrue and become payable, pursuant to Section 1400, by each nonprofit organization…

(820 ILCS 405/1405) (from Ch. 48, par. 555) Sec. 1405. Financing Benefits for Employees of Local Governments. A. 1. For the year 1978 and for each calendar year thereafter, contributions shall accrue and become payable, pursuant to Section 1400, by each governmental entity (other…

(820 ILCS 405/1405.1) Sec. 1405.1. Educational service centers; entities under joint agreements. A. If a school district, together with either (i) an educational service center that serves that school district and is established under Section 2-3.62 of the School Code or (ii) ano…

(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) Sec. 1503. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 85-1009. Repealed by P.A. 97-791, eff. 1-1-13.)

(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) 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 amended and in effect on November 18, 2011. B. (Bl…

(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 405/1506.4) (from Ch. 48, par. 576.4) Sec. 1506.4. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-1178. Repealed by P.A. 93-634, eff. 1-1-04.)

(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) 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 established pursuant to Section 1506.3, an additional surcha…

(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 405/1600) (from Ch. 48, par. 600) Sec. 1600. Agreement to contributions by employees void. Any agreement by an individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of an employer's contribution, required under this Act from such employer, shall be…

(820 ILCS 405/1700) (from Ch. 48, par. 610) Sec. 1700. Duties and powers of Director. It shall be the duty of the Director to administer this Act. To effect such administration, there is created the Department of Employment Security, under the supervision and direction of a Direc…

(820 ILCS 405/1700.1) (from Ch. 48, par. 610.1) Sec. 1700.1. Study of legal services. The Director shall study the funding and implementation of subsection B of Section 802. (Source: P.A. 85-956.)

(820 ILCS 405/1701) (from Ch. 48, par. 611) Sec. 1701. Rules and regulations. General and special rules may be adopted, amended, or rescinded by the Director only after public hearing or opportunity to be heard thereon, of which proper notice has been given. General rules shall b…

(820 ILCS 405/1701.1) Sec. 1701.1. Simplification of forms. No later than December 31, 1993, the Director shall promulgate rules to simplify forms that the Department requires small businesses to file under this Act. As used in this Act, "small business" has the meaning ascribed …

(820 ILCS 405/1702) (from Ch. 48, par. 612) Sec. 1702. Personnel. Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Director is authorized to obtain, subject to the provisions of the "Personnel Code", enacted by the 69th General Assembly, such employees, accountants, experts and o…

(820 ILCS 405/1703) (from Ch. 48, par. 613) Sec. 1703. Advisory councils. The Director may appoint local or industry advisory councils, composed in each case of an equal number of employer representatives and employee representatives who may fairly be regarded as such because of …

(820 ILCS 405/1704) Sec. 1704. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-1178. Repealed by P.A. 98-107, eff. 7-23-13.)

(820 ILCS 405/1704.1) Sec. 1704.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97. Repealed by P.A. 98-1133, eff. 12-23-14.)

(820 ILCS 405/1705) (from Ch. 48, par. 615) Sec. 1705. Employment offices; State employment service. The Director shall create as many employment districts and establish and maintain as many State employment offices as he or she deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this…