Rep. Will Guzzardi
Filed: 5/11/2016
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3554




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3554, AS AMENDED, by 
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
4following:

 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act is 
6amended  by adding Section 11.5 as follows:
 
7    (820 ILCS 115/11.5 new)
8    Sec. 11.5. Departmental wage recovery; remittance to 
9aggrieved employee.
10    (a) Upon the recovery of unpaid wages, wage supplements, or 
11final compensation from an employer that has violated this Act, 
12the Department shall conduct a good faith search to find the 
13aggrieved employee and to remit to the aggrieved employee the 
14amount recovered no later than 120 days after the recovery. If 
15after conducting a good faith search for the aggrieved employee 
16the Department is unable to find the aggrieved employee, the 
 
 
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1Department shall deposit the amount recovered into the 
2Department of Labor Special State Trust Fund on the first 
3business day after 120 days after the recovery.
4    (b) An aggrieved employee may file a claim to recover 
5unpaid wages, wage supplements, or final compensation that has 
6been deposited into the Department of Labor Trust Fund. For the 
7purpose of paying claims under this Section from the Department 
8of Labor Special State Trust Fund to aggrieved employees, the 
9Comptroller shall assign a vendor payment number to the 
10Department. When an aggrieved employee presents a claim to the 
11Department, the Department shall use the vendor payment number 
12to process payment on the behalf of the aggrieved employee.".