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Public Act 098-1051
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| HB5563 Enrolled | LRB098 17633 JLS 52746 b |
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AN ACT concerning employment.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Equal Pay Act of 2003 is amended by changing |
Section 15 as follows:
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(820 ILCS 112/15)
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Sec. 15. Enforcement. |
(a) The Director or his or her authorized
representative |
shall
administer and enforce the provisions of this Act. The |
Director of Labor shall
adopt rules
necessary to administer and |
enforce this Act.
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(b) An employee or former employee may file a complaint |
with the
Department alleging a violation of this Act by |
submitting a signed, completed complaint form. All complaints |
shall be filed with the Department within one year from the |
date of the underpayment. |
(c) The Department has the power to conduct investigations |
in
connection with
the administration and enforcement of this |
Act and the authorized officers and
employees of the
Department |
are authorized to investigate and gather data regarding the |
wages,
hours, and other
conditions and practices of employment |
in any industry subject to this Act, and
may enter and
inspect |
such places and such records at reasonable times during regular
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business hours, question
the employees and investigate the |
facts, conditions, practices, or matters as
he or she may deem
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necessary or appropriate to determine whether any person has |
violated any
provision of this Act, or which may aid in the |
enforcement of this Act.
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(d) The Department may refer a complaint alleging a |
violation of this Act to the Department of Human Rights for |
investigation if the subject matter of the complaint also |
alleges a violation of the Illinois Human Rights Act and the |
Department of Human Rights has jurisdiction over the matter. |
When a complaint is referred to the Department of Human Rights |
under this subsection, the Department of Human Rights shall |
also file the complaint under the Illinois Human Rights Act and |
be the agency responsible for investigating the complaint. The |
Department shall review the Department of Human Rights' |
investigation and findings to determine whether a violation of |
this Act has occurred or whether further investigation by the |
Department is necessary and take any necessary or appropriate |
action required to enforce the provisions of this Act. The |
Director of Labor and the Department of Human rights shall |
adopt joint rules necessary to administer and enforce this |
subsection. |
(Source: P.A. 96-467, eff. 8-14-09.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January |
1, 2015.
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