Public Act 099-0762
 
HB3554 EnrolledLRB099 10266 JLS 30492 b

    AN ACT concerning employment.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act is
amended by adding Section 11.5 as follows:
 
    (820 ILCS 115/11.5 new)
    Sec. 11.5. Departmental wage recovery; remittance to
aggrieved employee.
    (a) Upon the recovery of unpaid wages, wage supplements, or
final compensation from an employer that has violated this Act,
the Department shall conduct a good faith search to find the
aggrieved employee. If, after conducting a good faith search
for the aggrieved employee, the Department is unable to find
the aggrieved employee, the Department shall deposit the amount
recovered into the Department of Labor Special State Trust
Fund.
    (b) An aggrieved employee may make a request to the
Department in order to recover unpaid wages, wage supplements,
or final compensation that has been deposited into the
Department of Labor Special State Trust Fund. The Department
shall not require the employee to present a Social Security
number or proof of United States citizenship. For the purpose
of paying claims under this Section from the Department of
Labor Special State Trust Fund to aggrieved employees, the
Comptroller shall assign a vendor payment number to the
Department. When an aggrieved employee makes a valid request
for payment to the Department, the Department shall use the
vendor payment number to process payment on behalf of the
aggrieved employee.
    (c) The Department shall adopt rules for the administration
of this Section.