TITLE 56: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SUBCHAPTER b: REGULATION OF WORKING CONDITIONS
PART 210 MINIMUM WAGE LAW
SECTION 210.300 SEX DISCRIMINATION


 

Section 210.300  Sex Discrimination

 

The Act forbids wage discrimination between employees on the basis of sex.  The Illinois Department of Human Rights has the responsibility of enforcement of the Illinois Human Rights Act [775 ILCS 5] which also prohibits discrimination in employment based on sex.  The Illinois Department of Labor will cooperate with the Department of Human Rights in enforcing the similar sex discrimination provisions in their respective Acts as they relate to wages.