Press release: While students are struggling nationwide with remote education and college plans seem to be more up in the air than ever, there is some good news in Illinois.
2020 Recommendations to Increase Female and Minority Participation on Public Works. No later than December 31, 2020, the Department of Labor shall create recommendations to increase female and minority participation on public works projects by county. The Department of Labor shall use its own study, data from the U.S. Department of Labor's goals for Davis-Bacon Act covered projects, and any available data from the State or federal governments.
Press Release: The U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting the 2020 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey, beginning in January.
Press release: The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 5,059 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 79 additional deaths.
In Fiscal Year 2020, the State Use Program accounted for more than $63 million in contracts between Not-for-profit agencies for persons with significant disabilities and state agencies for various products and services.
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 Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (820 ILCS 112/1-90) (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.
During the 12-month period covered in this report, the Illinois Department of Public Health has continued to fight forward in the COVID-19 world pandemic. We also continue to be hopeful for the future.