The Electronic Documents of Illinois provides permanent public access to official publications of the State of Illinois which have been deposited in electronic form.
The Illinois Equal Pay Act (820 ILCS 112) (the Act) prohibits employers from paying unequal wages to men and women doing the same or substantially similar work, requiring equal skill, effort, responsibility and under similar working conditions; unless such wage difference is based upon a seniority system, merit system, a system measuring earnings by quantity or quality of production or factors other than gender.
Pursuant to 30 ILCS 500/45-67 the State of Illinois encourages state vendors to hire qualified veterans and notify the vendors of any available financial incentives or other advantages associated with hiring such persons. The act further requires that the Department of Central Management Services (CMS) report to the Governor and General Assembly the activities undertaken by the Chief Procurement Officers and CMS to encourage potential vendors to consider hiring qualified veterans.
The Illinois Child Labor Law regulates the employment of workers under the age of 16 and prohibits most work by children under the age of 14. The Illinois Department of Labor (the Department) through its Fair Labor Standards Division administers and enforces the Child Labor Law. In accordance with 820 ILCS 205/18.2, the Department is required to file a report with the General Assembly by January 1 of each year summarizing its activities regarding administration and enforcement of this law for the preceding fiscal year.
Press Release: Metro East Highlights. The November 2019 unemployment rate for the Illinois Section of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area was 3.4 percent, a decrease of (-1.1%).
Press Release: Central Illinois Highlights Decatur MSA. The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 4.5 percent in November 2019 from 5.5 percent in November 2018.
Press Release: Metro East Highlights. The November 2019 unemployment rate for the Illinois Section of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area was 3.4 percent, a decrease of (-1.1%).
Press Release: Central Illinois Highlights Decatur MSA. The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 4.5 percent in November 2019 from 5.5 percent in November 2018.
Pursuant to 30 ILCS 500/45-70 the State of Illinois encourages state vendors to hire ex-offenders and notify the vendors of any available financial incentives or other advantages associated with hiring such persons. The act further requires that the Department of Central Management Services (CMS) report to the Governor and General Assembly the activities undertaken by the Chief Procurement Officers and CMS to encourage potential vendors to consider hiring exoffenders.
The Illinois Child Labor Law regulates the employment of workers under the age of 16 and prohibits most work by children under the age of 14. The Illinois Department of Labor (the Department) through its Fair Labor Standards Division administers and enforces the Child Labor Law. In accordance with 820 ILCS 205/18.2, the Department is required to file a report with the General Assembly by January 1 of each year summarizing its activities regarding administration and enforcement of this law for the preceding fiscal year.