Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

Filed: 4/20/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1811

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1811 on page 2,
3line 5, by changing "Section 5" to "Sections 5 and 30"; and
 
4on page 3, by replacing line 10 with the following:
5"with race or zip code when making a hiring decision.
6    (c) Any employer that violates this Section is subject to
7a civil action as provided in subsection (e) of Section 30.
 
8    (820 ILCS 112/30)
9    Sec. 30. Violations; fines and penalties.
10    (a) If an employee is paid by his or her employer less than
11the wage to which he or she is entitled in violation of Section
1210 of this Act, the employee may recover in a civil action the
13entire amount of any underpayment together with interest,
14compensatory damages if the employee demonstrates that the
15employer acted with malice or reckless indifference, punitive
16damages as may be appropriate, injunctive relief as may be

 

 

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1appropriate, and the costs and reasonable attorney's fees as
2may be allowed by the court and as necessary to make the
3employee whole. At the request of the employee or on a motion
4of the Director, the Department may make an assignment of the
5wage claim in trust for the assigning employee and may bring
6any legal action necessary to collect the claim, and the
7employer shall be required to pay the costs incurred in
8collecting the claim. Every such action shall be brought
9within 5 years from the date of the underpayment. For purposes
10of this Act, "date of the underpayment" means each time wages
11are underpaid.
12    (a-5) If an employer violates subsection (b), (b-5),
13(b-10), or (b-20) of Section 10, the employee may recover in a
14civil action any damages incurred, special damages not to
15exceed $10,000, injunctive relief as may be appropriate, and
16costs and reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the
17court and as necessary to make the employee whole. If special
18damages are available, an employee may recover compensatory
19damages only to the extent such damages exceed the amount of
20special damages. Such action shall be brought within 5 years
21from the date of the violation.
22    (b) The Director is authorized to supervise the payment of
23the unpaid wages under subsection (a) or damages under
24subsection (b), (b-5), (b-10), or (b-20) of Section 10 owing
25to any employee or employees under this Act and may bring any
26legal action necessary to recover the amount of unpaid wages,

 

 

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1damages, and penalties or to seek injunctive relief, and the
2employer shall be required to pay the costs. Any sums
3recovered by the Director on behalf of an employee under this
4Section shall be paid to the employee or employees affected.
5    (c) Employers who violate any provision of this Act or any
6rule adopted under the Act are subject to a civil penalty for
7each employee affected as follows:
8        (1) An employer with fewer than 4 employees: first
9    offense, a fine not to exceed $500; second offense, a fine
10    not to exceed $2,500; third or subsequent offense, a fine
11    not to exceed $5,000.
12        (2) An employer with 4 or more employees: first
13    offense, a fine not to exceed $2,500; second offense, a
14    fine not to exceed $3,000; third or subsequent offense, a
15    fine not to exceed $5,000.
16    An employer or person who violates subsection (b), (b-5),
17(b-10), (b-20), or (c) of Section 10 is subject to a civil
18penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation for each
19employee affected.
20    (d) In determining the amount of the penalty, the
21appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business of
22the employer charged and the gravity of the violation shall be
23considered. The penalty may be recovered in a civil action
24brought by the Director in any circuit court.
25    (e) If an employer violates Section 13 of this Act, the
26employee may recover in a civil action any actual damages

 

 

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1incurred, special damages not to exceed $10,000, injunctive
2relief as may be appropriate, and costs and reasonable
3attorney's fees as may be allowed by the court and as necessary
4to make the employee whole. If special damages are available,
5an employee may recover compensatory damages only to the
6extent such damages exceed the amount of special damages. Such
7action shall be brought within 5 years from the date of the
8violation.
9(Source: P.A. 101-177, eff. 9-29-19.)".