File a Complaint

IDOL uses a single wage claim application form that allows individuals to file claims under Illinois' Minimum Wage Law (MWL) and/or the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA).
For more information about the MWL, click here. For more information about the IWPCA, click here.

Please be advised, claims that are e-mailed, mailed, or faxed will experience longer than normal wait times for processing. If you have internet access, you are highly encouraged to file your wage claim using the Department’s online system for more efficient processing.

• Online Wage Claim Form - Unpaid Wages, Minimum Wage, and Overtime Complaints.
  To access the system, claimants will first need to create an Illinois Public ID account.  
  How to create an Illinois Public ID? 
• Printable Complaint Form  - Unpaid Wages, Minimum Wage, and Overtime Complaints.
  Wage Complaint Form I Spanish I Polish
• ​Certificate of Service for Wage Claim

• Child Labor Complaint Form
• Consumer Coverage Disclosure Complaint Form
• Day and Temporary Labor Service Complaint Form
• Day Labor Complaint Form (Español) Formulario de queja para trabajo de dia/temporal
• One Day Rest in Seven Act (ODRISA) Complaint Form
• Nurse Agency Complaint Form

• Child Extended Bereavement Leave Complaint Form
• Employee Sick Leave Complaint Form
• Family Bereavement Leave Complaint Form
• Paid Leave Complaint Form    

For more information about the Paid Leave for All Workers Act, click here.

• Employee Classification Online Complaint Form
  Printable Complaint Form: English I Spanish I Polish 
• Equal Pay Complaint Form
• Personnel Records Review Complaint Form
• Prevailing Wage Complaint Form I Polish
• Right to Privacy in the Workplace Complaint Form​
• Victims' Economic Security and Safety (VESSA) Complaint Form
• Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Complaint Form

• Safety and Health Hazard Complaint Form​​ (Only employees of State and local government agencies are covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act [820 ILCS 219/1-925])
• Safety and Health Hazard Online Complaint Form
• Whistleblower Complaint for Exercising Your Workplace Safety Rights State and local government employees can report retaliation by completing the form.

• Unsafe Conditions and Operating Permit Complaint Form
  

• Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Complaint Form​

Listed below are inquiries or areas of concern that do not fall under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Department of Labor. For answers regarding those inquiries and concerns, please contact the appropriate government agency directly. Contact information for other government agencies are listed below.

• Illinois Department of Employment Security
• (800) 244-5631

• Internal Revenue Service
• (800) 829-4933

• Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
• (312) 814-6500 

• U.S. Department of Labor - Employee Benefits Security Administration
• (312) 353-0900

• U.S. Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Division
• (866) 487-9243

• U.S. Department of Labor - OSHA Regional Office
• (312) 353-2220

• Illinois Department of Human Rights
• (312) 814-6200

• Illinois Labor Relations Board (ILRB)
• (217) 785-3155

Illinois Department of Labor enforces the state minimum wage. Some local units of government may enforce a different minimum wage.

• Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection
• (312) 744-6060

• Cook County Minimum Wage
• (312) 603-1100

• Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
• (888) 473-4858