Rep. Lou Lang

Filed: 5/2/2006

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2399

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2399 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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"ARTICLE 1.

 
5     Section 1-1. Short title. This Article 1 may be cited as
6 the Apprenticeship Program and Public Works Reporting Act, and
7 references in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article.
 
8     Section 1-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9     "Apprenticeship program" means an apprenticeship program
10 approved by the U.S. Department of Labor.
11     "Public works" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the
12 Prevailing Wage Act.
 
13     Section 1-10. Apprenticeship program reports.
14     (a) For each apprenticeship program operating in this
15 State, the entity operating the apprenticeship program must
16 file annual reports with the Department of Commerce and
17 Economic Opportunity covering each calendar year. Each report
18 shall include:
19         (1) The number of persons applying to the program in
20     each of the following categories of race or ethnicity:
21     white, black or African American, Hispanic or Latino
22     ethnicity, Asian American, and Native American.

 

 

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1         (2) The number of persons participating in the program
2     in each of the following categories of race or ethnicity:
3     white, black or African American, Hispanic or Latino
4     ethnicity, Asian American, and Native American.
5         (3) The number of persons completing the program in
6     each of the following categories of race or ethnicity:
7     white, black or African American, Hispanic or Latino
8     ethnicity, Asian American, and Native American.
9         (4) The number of persons of each gender applying to
10     the program.
11         (5) The number of persons of each gender participating
12     in the program.
13         (6) The number of persons of each gender completing the
14     program.
15     (b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to compel an
16 individual to provide information regarding race, ethnicity,
17 or gender or compel an entity operating the apprenticeship
18 program to report regarding race, ethnicity, or gender if that
19 information is not provided by the individual applying to or
20 participating in an apprenticeship program.
21     (c) An entity that knowingly fails to file a report or
22 knowingly files an inaccurate or incomplete report commits a
23 business offense for which a fine of not more than $5,000 may
24 be imposed. In addition, if 14 days have elapsed since a report
25 filing deadline of the Department of Commerce and Economic
26 Opportunity, each subsequent day during which an entity
27 knowingly fails to file a report constitutes a separate
28 violation.
29     (d) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
30 shall adopt rules concerning the format and contents of reports
31 and the time and procedure for filing reports under this
32 Section.
 
33     Section 1-15. Public works contractor reports.

 

 

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1     (a) Each contractor to whom a contract for a public works
2 project for a State agency has been awarded and each
3 subcontractor performing work on the project must file annual
4 reports with the Department of Commerce and Economic
5 Opportunity covering each calendar year during which work is
6 performed under the contract. Each report shall include the
7 following information for each job classification:
8         (1) The number of persons applying to perform work on
9     the project in each of the following categories of race or
10     ethnicity: white, black or African American, Hispanic or
11     Latino ethnicity, Asian American, and Native American.
12         (2) The number of persons performing work on the
13     project in each of the following categories of race or
14     ethnicity: white, black or African American, Hispanic or
15     Latino ethnicity, Asian American, and Native American.
16         (3) The number of persons of each gender applying to
17     perform work on the project.
18         (4) The number of persons of each gender performing
19     work on the project.
20     (b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to compel an
21 individual to provide information regarding race, ethnicity,
22 or gender or compel a contractor or subcontractor to report
23 regarding race, ethnicity, or gender if that information is not
24 provided by an individual applying to perform work on a project
25 or performing work on a project.
26     (c) A contractor or subcontractor that knowingly fails to
27 file a report or knowingly files an inaccurate or incomplete
28 report commits a business offense for which a fine of not more
29 than $5,000 may be imposed. In addition, if 14 days have
30 elapsed since a report filing deadline of the Department of
31 Commerce and Economic Opportunity, each subsequent day during
32 which a contractor or subcontractor knowingly fails to file a
33 report constitutes a separate violation.
34     (d) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

 

 

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1 shall adopt rules concerning the format and contents of reports
2 and the time and procedure for filing reports under this
3 Section.
 
4     Section 1-20. Reports by the Department of Commerce and
5 Economic Opportunity. The Department of Commerce and Economic
6 Opportunity shall file a report each calendar quarter with the
7 Governor and the General Assembly incorporating the
8 information filed with the Department of Commerce and Economic
9 Opportunity under Sections 1-10, 1-15, 1-25, and 1-30. The
10 information in each report shall be further broken down by the
11 5 regions of the State, as those regions are defined by the
12 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Each report
13 shall also compare the reported racial, ethnic, and gender data
14 for each region with the racial, ethnic, and gender
15 characteristics of the general workforce for each region.
 
16     Section 1-25. Reports by the Department of Transportation.
17 The Department of Transportation shall file a report each
18 calendar quarter with the Department of Commerce and Economic
19 Opportunity setting forth the following information for each
20 contract entered into by the Department of Transportation for a
21 public works project under which work was performed during the
22 quarterly reporting period:
23         (1) The name of the project.
24         (2) For each trade or occupation, the number of persons
25     performing work on the project during the quarterly
26     reporting period in each of the following categories of
27     race or ethnicity: white, black or African American,
28     Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, Asian American, and Native
29     American.
30         (3) For each trade or occupation, the number of persons
31     of each gender performing work on the project during the
32     quarterly reporting period.
 

 

 

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1     Section 1-30. Reports by the Capital Development Board. The
2 Capital Development Board shall file a report each calendar
3 quarter with the Department of Commerce and Economic
4 Opportunity setting forth the following information for each
5 contract entered into by the Capital Development Board for a
6 public works project under which work was performed during the
7 quarterly reporting period:
8         (1) The name of the project.
9         (2) For each trade or occupation, the number of persons
10     performing work on the project during the quarterly
11     reporting period in each of the following categories of
12     race or ethnicity: white, black or African American,
13     Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, Asian American, and Native
14     American.
15         (3) For each trade or occupation, the number of persons
16     of each gender performing work on the project during the
17     quarterly reporting period.
 
18     Section 1-35. Rules. The Department of Commerce and
19 Economic Opportunity, the Department of Transportation, and
20 the Capital Development Board may adopt any rules necessary or
21 appropriate to carry out their responsibilities under this Act.
 
22
ARTICLE 5.

 
23     Section 5-1. Short title. This Article 5 may be cited as
24 the Employee Classification Act, and references in this Article
25 to "this Act" mean this Article.
 
26     Section 5-3. Purpose. This Act is intended to address the
27 practice of misclassifying employees as independent
28 contractors.
 

 

 

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1     Section 5-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
2     "Construction" means building, altering, repairing,
3 improving, or demolishing any structure or building or making
4 improvements of any kind to real property.
5     "Contractor" means any person or entity who is engaged in
6 construction as defined in this Act. "Contractor" includes a
7 general contractor and a subcontractor, but does not include a
8 person or entity who furnishes only materials or supplies.
9     "Department" means the Department of Labor.
10     "Director" means the Director of Labor.
11     "Employer" means any contractor that employs individuals
12 deemed employees under Section 5-10 of this Act; however,
13 "employer" does not include (i) the State of Illinois or its
14 officers, agencies, or political subdivisions or (ii) the
15 federal government.
16     "Entity" means any contractor or subcontractor for which a
17 person is performing any service and is not classified as an
18 employee under Section 5-10 of this Act; however, "entity" does
19 not include (i) the State of Illinois or its officers,
20 agencies, or political subdivisions or (ii) the federal
21 government.
 
22     Section 5-10. Applicability; status of individuals
23 performing service. For the purposes of this Act, an individual
24 performing any service for a contractor or subcontractor is
25 deemed to be an employee unless it is shown that:
26         (1) the individual has been and will continue to be
27     free from control or direction over the performance of the
28     service, both under his or her contract of service and in
29     fact;
30         (2) the service is either outside the usual course of
31     the business for which the service is performed or the
32     service is performed outside of all the places of business
33     of the enterprise for which the service is performed; and

 

 

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1         (3) the individual is engaged in an independently
2     established trade, occupation, profession, or business.
3 Provided, however, that this shall not impair the ability of a
4 contractor to subcontract with a subcontractor provided the
5 subcontractor satisfies the provisions of this Section, nor
6 impair the ability of a subcontractor to subcontract with a
7 lower tier subcontractor provided the lower tier subcontractor
8 satisfies the provisions of this Section.
 
9     Section 5-15. Notice.
10     (a) The Department shall post a summary of the requirements
11 of this Act in English, Spanish, and Polish on its web site and
12 on bulletin boards in each of its offices.
13     (b) An employer or entity for whom one or more persons
14 classified as independent contractors are performing service
15 shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places on each job
16 site where those persons work and in each of its offices, a
17 notice in English, Spanish, and Polish, prepared by the
18 Department, summarizing the requirements of this Act. The
19 Department shall furnish copies of summaries to employers and
20 entities upon request without charge.
 
21     Section 5-20. Failure to properly designate or classify
22 persons performing services as employees.
23     (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), it is a violation
24 of this Act for an employer or entity not to designate an
25 individual as an employee under Section 5-10 of this Act unless
26 the employer or entity satisfies the provisions of Section
27 5-10.
28     (b) A general contractor shall not be liable under this Act
29 for any subcontractor's failure to properly designate or
30 classify persons performing services as employees, nor shall a
31 subcontractor be liable for any lower tier subcontractor's
32 failure to properly designate or classify persons performing

 

 

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1 services as employees.
2     (c) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to apply to any
3 action arising out of personal injury or tort.
 
4     Section 5-25. Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the
5 Department to enforce the provisions of this Act. The
6 Department shall have the power to conduct investigations in
7 connection with the administration and enforcement of this Act
8 and any investigator with the Department shall be authorized to
9 visit and inspect, at all reasonable times, any places covered
10 by this Act and shall be authorized to inspect, at all
11 reasonable times, documents related to the determination of
12 whether a person is an employee under Section 5-10 of this Act.
13 The Director of Labor or his or her representative may compel,
14 by subpoena, the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
15 production of books, payrolls, records, papers, and other
16 evidence in any investigation or hearing and may administer
17 oaths to witnesses.
 
18     Section 5-27. Order for violation and public hearing.
19 Whenever the Department believes upon investigation that there
20 has been a violation of any of the provisions of this Act or
21 any rules or regulations promulgated under this Act, the
22 Department may: (i) issue and cause to be served on any party
23 an order to cease and desist from further violation of this
24 Act; (ii) take affirmative or other action as deemed reasonable
25 to eliminate the effect of the violation; and (iii) assess any
26 civil penalty allowed by this Act. The civil penalties assessed
27 by the Department shall be recoverable in an action brought in
28 the name of the People of the State of Illinois by the Attorney
29 General. In any order issued to an offending party under this
30 Act, the Department shall include a summary of its findings,
31 which give evidence of the violation. Any party affected by an
32 order of the Department shall have the right to a hearing

 

 

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1 before the Department; however, a written request for such
2 hearing shall be served on the Department within 10 days of
3 notice of such order. In the absence of the receipt of a
4 request for hearing, the affected party shall be deemed to have
5 waived its right to a hearing and the Department's order shall
6 become a final administrative decision.
 
7     Section 5-30. Review under Administrative Review Law. Any
8 party to a proceeding under this Act may apply for and obtain
9 judicial review of an order of the Department entered under
10 this Act in accordance with the provisions of the
11 Administrative Review Law, and the Department in proceedings
12 under the Act may obtain an order from the court for the
13 enforcement of its order.
 
14     Section 5-35. Contempt. Whenever it appears that any
15 employer or entity has violated a valid order of the Department
16 issued under this Act, the Director of Labor may commence an
17 action and obtain from the court an order commanding the
18 employer or entity to obey the order of the Department or be
19 adjudged guilty of contempt of court and punished accordingly.
 
20     Section 5-40. Penalties. An employer or entity that
21 violates any of the provisions of this Act or any rule adopted
22 under this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty not to
23 exceed $1,500 for each violation found in the first audit by
24 the Department. Following a first audit, an employer or entity
25 shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 for
26 each repeat violation found by the Department within 5 years.
27 For purposes of this Section, each violation of this Act for
28 each person and for each day the violation continues shall
29 constitute a separate and distinct violation. In determining
30 the amount of a penalty, the Director shall consider the
31 appropriateness of the penalty to the employer or entity

 

 

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1 charged, upon the determination of the gravity of the
2 violations. The amount of the penalty, when finally determined,
3 may be recovered in a civil action filed in any circuit court
4 by the Director of Labor, or a person aggrieved by a violation
5 of this Act or any rule adopted under this Act. In any civil
6 action brought by an aggrieved person pursuant to this Section,
7 the circuit court shall award the aggrieved person 10% of the
8 amount recovered. In such case the remaining amount recovered
9 shall be submitted to the Director of Labor. Any uncollected
10 amount shall be subject to the provisions of the Illinois State
11 Collection Act of 1986.
 
12     Section 5-42. Debarments. For any second or subsequent
13 violation determined by the Department which is within 5 years
14 of an earlier violation, the Department shall add the employer
15 or entity's name to a list to be posted on the Department's
16 website. Upon such notice, the Department shall notify the
17 violating employer or entity. No State contract shall be
18 awarded to an employer or entity appearing on the list until 4
19 years have elapsed from the date of the last violation.
 
20     Section 5-45. Willful violations.
21     (a) Whoever willfully violates any of the provisions of
22 this Act or any rule adopted under this Act or whoever
23 obstructs the Director of Labor, or his or her representatives,
24 or any other person authorized to inspect places of employment
25 under this Act shall be liable for penalties up to double the
26 statutory amount.
27     (b) Whoever willfully violates any of the provisions of
28 this Act or any rule adopted under this Act shall be liable to
29 the employee for punitive damages in an amount equal to the
30 penalties assessed in subsection (a) of this Section.
31     (c) The penalty shall be imposed in cases in which an
32 employer or entity's conduct is proven by a preponderance of

 

 

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1 the evidence to be willful. The penalty may be recovered in a
2 civil action brought by the Director of Labor in any circuit
3 court. In any such action, the Director of Labor shall be
4 represented by the Attorney General. Any uncollected amount
5 shall be subject to the provisions of the Illinois State
6 Collection Act of 1986.
 
7     Section 5-50. Employee Classification Fund. All moneys
8 received by the Department as civil penalties under this Act
9 shall be deposited into the Employee Classification Fund and
10 shall be used, subject to appropriation by the General
11 Assembly, by the Department for administration, investigation,
12 and other expenses incurred in carrying out its powers and
13 duties under this Act. The Department shall hire as many
14 investigators and other personnel as may be necessary to carry
15 out the purposes of this Act. Any moneys in the Fund at the end
16 of a fiscal year in excess of those moneys necessary for the
17 Department to carry out its powers and duties under this Act
18 shall be available to the Department for the next fiscal year
19 for any of the Department's duties.
 
20     Section 5-55. Retaliation.
21     (a) It is a violation of this Act for an employer or
22 entity, or any agent of an employer or entity, to retaliate
23 through discharge or in any other manner against any person for
24 exercising any rights granted under this Act. Such retaliation
25 shall subject an employer or entity to civil penalties pursuant
26 to this Act or a private cause of action.
27     (b) It is a violation of this Act for an employer or entity
28 to retaliate against a person for:
29         (1) making a complaint to an employer or entity, to a
30     co-worker, to a community organization, before a public
31     hearing, or to a State or federal agency that rights
32     guaranteed under this Act have been violated;

 

 

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1         (2) causing to be instituted any proceeding under or
2     related to this Act; or
3         (3) testifying or preparing to testify in an
4     investigation or proceeding under this Act.
 
5     Section 5-60. Private right of action.
6     (a) A person aggrieved by a violation of this Act or any
7 rule adopted under this Act by an employer or entity may file
8 suit in circuit court, in the county where the alleged offense
9 occurred or where any person who is party to the action
10 resides, without regard to exhaustion of any alternative
11 administrative remedies provided in this Act. Actions may be
12 brought by one or more persons for and on behalf of themselves
13 and other persons similarly situated. A person whose rights
14 have been violated under this Act by an employer or entity is
15 entitled to collect:
16         (1) the amount of any wages, salary, employment
17     benefits, or other compensation denied or lost to the
18     person by reason of the violation, plus an equal amount in
19     liquidated damages;
20         (2) compensatory damages and an amount up to $500 for
21     each violation of this Act or any rule adopted under this
22     Act;
23         (3) in the case of unlawful retaliation, all legal or
24     equitable relief as may be appropriate; and
25         (4) attorney's fees and costs.
26     (b) The right of an aggrieved person to bring an action
27 under this Section terminates upon the passing of 3 years from
28 the final date of service to the employer or entity. This
29 limitations period is tolled if an employer or entity has
30 deterred a person's exercise of rights under this Act by
31 contacting or threatening to contact law enforcement agencies.
 
32     Section 5-65. Rulemaking. The Department may adopt

 

 

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1 reasonable rules to implement and administer this Act. For
2 purposes of this Act, the General Assembly finds that the
3 adoption of rules to implement this Act is deemed an emergency
4 and necessary for the public interest and welfare.
 
5     Section 5-70. No waivers.
6     (a) There shall be no waiver of any provision of this Act.
7     (b) It is a Class C misdemeanor for an employer to attempt
8 to induce any individual to waive any provision of this Act.
 
9     Section 5-75. Cooperation. The Department of Labor, the
10 Department of Employment Security, the Department of Revenue,
11 the Office of the State Comptroller, and the Illinois Workers'
12 Compensation Commission shall cooperate under this Act by
13 sharing information concerning any suspected misclassification
14 by an employer of one or more of its employees as independent
15 contractors. Upon determining that an employer or entity has
16 misclassified employees as independent contractors in
17 violation of this Act, the Department of Labor shall notify the
18 Department of Employment Security, the Department of Revenue,
19 the Office of the State Comptroller, and the Illinois Workers'
20 Compensation Commission who shall be obliged to check such
21 employer or entity's compliance with their laws, utilizing
22 their own definitions, standards, and procedures.
 
23     Section 5-80. Effect of final decision. Any final
24 administrative decision made pursuant to this Act is for the
25 purpose of enforcing this Act and is not admissible or binding
26 against a party in any other proceeding.
 
27     Section 5-900. The State Comptroller Act is amended by
28 adding Section 9.06 as follows:
 
29     (15 ILCS 405/9.06 new)

 

 

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1     Sec. 9.06. Misclassification of employees as independent
2 contractors. The Department of Labor, the Department of
3 Employment Security, the Department of Revenue, the Office of
4 the State Comptroller, and the Illinois Workers' Compensation
5 Commission shall cooperate under the Employee Classification
6 Act by sharing information concerning any suspected
7 misclassification by an employer or entity, as defined in the
8 Employee Classification Act, of one or more employees as
9 independent contractors.
 
10     Section 5-901. The Department of Employment Security Law of
11 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
12 Section 1005-160 as follows:
 
13     (20 ILCS 1005/1005-160 new)
14     Sec. 1005-160. Misclassification of employees as
15 independent contractors. The Department of Labor, the
16 Department of Employment Security, the Department of Revenue,
17 the Office of the State Comptroller, and the Illinois Workers'
18 Compensation Commission shall cooperate under the Employee
19 Classification Act by sharing information concerning any
20 suspected misclassification by an employer or entity, as
21 defined in the Employee Classification Act, of one or more
22 employees as independent contractors.
 
23     Section 5-905. The Department of Labor Law of the Civil
24 Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
25 1505-125 as follows:
 
26     (20 ILCS 1505/1505-125 new)
27     Sec. 1505-125. Misclassification of employees as
28 independent contractors. The Department of Labor, the
29 Department of Employment Security, the Department of Revenue,
30 the Office of the State Comptroller, and the Illinois Workers'

 

 

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1 Compensation Commission shall cooperate under the Employee
2 Classification Act by sharing information concerning any
3 suspected misclassification by an employer or entity, as
4 defined in the Employee Classification Act, of one or more
5 employees as independent contractors.
 
6     Section 5-910. The Department of Revenue Law of the Civil
7 Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
8 2505-750 as follows:
 
9     (20 ILCS 2505/2505-750 new)
10     Sec. 2505-750. Misclassification of employees as
11 independent contractors. The Department of Labor, the
12 Department of Employment Security, the Department of Revenue,
13 the Office of the State Comptroller, and the Illinois Workers'
14 Compensation Commission shall cooperate under the Employee
15 Classification Act by sharing information concerning any
16 suspected misclassification by an employer or entity, as
17 defined in the Employee Classification Act, of one or more
18 employees as independent contractors.
 
19     Section 5-915. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
20 Section 5.663 as follows:
 
21     (30 ILCS 105/5.663 new)
22     Sec. 5.663. The Employee Classification Fund.
 
23     Section 5-920. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
24 changing Section 50-70 as follows:
 
25     (30 ILCS 500/50-70)
26     Sec. 50-70. Additional provisions. This Code is subject to
27 applicable provisions of the following Acts:
28         (1) Article 33E of the Criminal Code of 1961;

 

 

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1         (2) the Illinois Human Rights Act;
2         (3) the Discriminatory Club Act;
3         (4) the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act;
4         (5) the State Prompt Payment Act;
5         (6) the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act; and
6         (7) the Drug Free Workplace Act; and
7         (8) the Employee Classification Act.
8 (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)
 
9     Section 5-925. The Workers' Compensation Act is amended by
10 adding Section 26.1 as follows:
 
11     (820 ILCS 305/26.1 new)
12     Sec. 26.1. Misclassification of employees as independent
13 contractors. The Department of Labor, the Department of
14 Employment Security, the Department of Revenue, the Office of
15 the State Comptroller, and the Illinois Workers' Compensation
16 Commission shall cooperate under the Employee Classification
17 Act by sharing information concerning any suspected
18 misclassification by an employer or entity, as defined in the
19 Employee Classification Act, of one or more employees as
20 independent contractors.
 
21
ARTICLE 10.

 
22     Section 10-5. The Prevailing Wage Act is amended by
23 changing Section 5 as follows:
 
24     (820 ILCS 130/5)  (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-5)
25     Sec. 5. Certified payroll.
26     (a) While participating on public works, the contractor and
27 each subcontractor shall:
28         (1) make and keep, for a period of not less than 3
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1     workers employed by them on the project; the records shall
2     include each worker's name, address, telephone number when
3     available, social security number, classification or
4     classifications, the hourly wages paid in each pay period,
5     the number of hours worked each day, and the starting and
6     ending times of work each day; and
7         (2) submit monthly, in person, by mail, or
8     electronically a certified payroll to the public body in
9     charge of the project. The certified payroll shall consist
10     of a complete copy of the records identified in paragraph
11     (1) of this subsection (a), but may exclude the starting
12     and ending times of work each day. The certified payroll
13     shall be accompanied by a statement signed by the
14     contractor or subcontractor which avers that: (i) such
15     records are true and accurate; (ii) the hourly rate paid to
16     each worker is not less than the general prevailing rate of
17     hourly wages required by this Act; and (iii) the contractor
18     or subcontractor is aware that filing a certified payroll
19     that he or she knows to be false is a Class B misdemeanor.
20     A general contractor is not prohibited from relying on the
21     certification of a lower tier subcontractor, provided the
22     general contractor does not knowingly rely upon a
23     subcontractor's false certification. Any contractor or
24     subcontractor subject to this Act who fails to submit a
25     certified payroll or knowingly files a false certified
26     payroll is in violation of this Act and guilty of a Class B
27     misdemeanor. The public body in charge of the project shall
28     keep the records submitted in accordance with this
29     paragraph (2) of subsection (a) for a period of not less
30     than 3 years. The records submitted in accordance with this
31     paragraph (2) of subsection (a) shall be considered public
32     records, except an employee's address, telephone number,
33     and social security number, and made available in
34     accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. The public

 

 

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1     body shall accept any reasonable submissions by the
2     contractor that meet the requirements of this Section.
3     (b) Upon 7 2 business days' notice, the contractor and each
4 subcontractor shall make available for inspection the records
5 identified in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Section
6 to the public body in charge of the project, its officers and
7 agents, and to the Director of Labor and his deputies and
8 agents. Upon 7 2 business days' notice, the contractor and each
9 subcontractor shall make such records available at all
10 reasonable hours at a location within this State.
11 (Source: P.A. 93-38, eff. 6-1-04; 94-515, eff. 8-10-05.)
 
12
ARTICLE 99.

 
13     Section 99-97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
14 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
15     Section 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16 becoming law.".