Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a new law on August 11, 2023, that will amend the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) and mandate pay transparency in job postings for most Illinois employers. The law will go into effect on January 1, 2025, and, along with other recent amendments to the IEPA, will have a significant
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Illinois Equal Pay Act’s Certification Requirement Extended to More Employers
By Paul Patten & Thanin O. Stewart on
Posted in Illinois
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed into law an amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) requiring companies with 100 or more employees in Illinois to obtain an equal pay registration certificate from the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL).
Previously, only companies with more than 100 employees were required to complete the IEPA registration…
Illinois Begins to Issue Compliance Deadlines for Equal Pay Reporting
By Paul Patten & Thanin O. Stewart on
Posted in Illinois, Pay Equity
The state’s Equal Pay Registration Certificate requirements of the Equal Pay Act will take effect March 24, 2022, according to the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL). A number of employers have received IDOL notices that they were selected for the first registration deadline: May 25, 2022.
Illinois requires businesses with more than 100 employees to…
Illinois Enacts Equal Pay Certification Follow-Up Amendments
By Paul Patten & Thanin O. Stewart on
Posted in Illinois, Pay Equity
Signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker into law June 25, 2021, new amendments to the Equal Pay Act of 2003 alter and clarify the practical implications of obtaining an equal pay registration certificate under the Act.
A requirement enacted through Governor Pritzker’s signing an amendment to the Equal Pay Act on March 23, 2021, businesses…