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Your Rights Under Illinois Employment Laws
Required For: All Illinois Employers
This poster includes the information needed for Wage Payment and Collection Act, Child Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law, Equal Pay Act, Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act and the One Day Rest in Seven Act.
Paid Leave for All Workers Act Notice
Required For: All Illinois Employers
This Paid Leave for All Workers Act allows workers to earn up to five (5) days of leave from work each year. Workers can use paid leave for any reason and employers may not require workers to provide a basis for their time off request. Workers earn one (1) hour of paid leave for every 40 hours they work. If an employer has an existing policy, certain exceptions may apply. There are certain categories of workers that are not subject to the law.
Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act
Required For: All Illinois Employers
The Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) allows employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence or who have family or household members who are victims of such violence to take up to twelve (12) weeks of unpaid leave per any twelve (12) months period to seek medical help, legal assistance, counseling, safety planning, and other assistance. The act also prohibits employers from discriminating against employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence or who have family or household members who are victims of domestic or sexual violence.
Employee Classification Act of 2008
Required For: All Construction Contractors Utilizing Independent Contractors
The Employee Classification Act provides that individuals performing services for construction contractors on or after January 1, 2008 are presumed to be employees of the contractor unless they meet certain criteria. This notice, in English, Spanish, and Polish, must be posted in a conspicuous place on each job site where those individuals perform services and in each of the contractor's offices.
Occupational Safety & Health Act
Required For: All Public Sector Employers
This law provides workplace safety and health protections for public employees through enforcement of occupational safety and health standards and education about safe working conditions and occupational hazards.
Day and Temporary Labor Services Act
Required For: All Day and Temporary Labor Service Agencies
The Day and Temporary Labor Services Act provides for the regulation of day and temporary labor agencies, establishes worker rights and protections, specifies the duties and responsibilities of day and temporary labor agencies and third-party clients, sets forth penalties and enforcement procedures for violations of the law and requires third party clients that contract with day or temporary labor agencies to verify that they are registered with the Department of Labor or face monetary penalties. Agencies must post this notice, in English or any other language generally understood in the locale of the agency, in the public access area of each work location or branch office.
Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act
Required for: Private Sector Construction Contractors and Subcontractors
In addition to the general provisions of the Wage Payment and Collection Act which establish when, where and how often wages must be paid and prohibit deductions from wages or final compensation without the employee's consent, Section 13.5 of IWPCA establishes that general contractors on some private sector construction projects can be liable for underpayments to employees of that contractor’s subcontractors. Affected contractors and subcontractors are required to post this public notice at job sites. Only one poster is necessary at each job site, no matter the number of contractors present.
Right to Privacy in the Workplace/E-Verify
Requires employers using the federal E-Verify system (formerly known as the Basic Pilot/Employment Eligibility Verification Program) to comply with certain training, posting and privacy requirements.
Consumer Coverage Disclosure Act
Required for: All Illinois Employers
The Consumer Coverage Disclosure Act requires all Illinois employers to distribute information to all employees regarding whether their insurance plan covers specified medical benefits. Employers must also maintain documentation of having provided this information to employees.
Full information on employers' responsibilities under this Act is available here: https://ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=102-0630
Employers: Click Here for the list of specific medical benefits this requirement covers. You must notify your employees whether your insurance plan covers each item on this list.
If you have questions regarding your obligation under this law, contact Illinois Department of Labor at:
Illinois Department of Labor
Fair Labor Standards Division
160 N. LaSalle Street, Suite C-1300
Chicago, IL 60601
877-314-7052
Other State of Illinois Required Postings
Illinois Department of Human Rights
Compliance Postings for Employers
524 S. 2nd Street, Suite 300
Springfield, IL 62701
217-785-5100
Workers' Compensation Notice poster is available by contacting the agency at:
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
69 W. Washington Street, Ste 900
Chicago, IL 60602
312-814-6500
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Notice poster is available by contacting the agency at:
Illinois Department of Employment Security
33 South State Street
Chicago, IL 60603
312-793-4880 or 800-247-4984
Emergency Care for Choking Notice poster is available by contacting the agency at:
Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
217-785-2080
Smoke Free Illinois Act Notice poster is available by contacting the agency at:
Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
217-782-3300
Illinois Service Member Employment & Reemployment Rights Act (ISERRA) notice is available by contacting the agency at:
Military and Veterans Rights Bureau
Office of the Attorney General
201 West Pointe Drive, Suite 7
Belleville, IL 62226
1-800-382-3000
Federal Required Postings
Occupational Safety & Health Act (#OSHA 3165) poster is available by contacting the agency at:
OSHA Publications
230 South Dearborn, Room 3244
Chicago, Illinois 60604
312-353-2220
Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) is available by contacting the agency at:
U.S. Department of Labor
Frances Perkins Building
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20210
1-866-4-USA-DOL