103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4914
 
Introduced 2/7/2024, by Rep. Daniel Didech
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
820 ILCS 112/5
    Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that the definition of "pay scale and benefits" means the wage or salary, or the wage or salary range, and a general description of the benefits and other compensation, including, but not limited to, bonuses, stock options, family and medical leave benefits, parental leave benefits, or other incentives the employer reasonably expects in good faith to offer for the position (rather than bonuses, stock options, or other incentives the employer reasonably expects in good faith to offer for the position), set by reference to any applicable pay scale, the previously determined range for the position, the actual range of others currently holding equivalent positions, or the budgeted amount for the position, as applicable.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning employment.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Equal Pay Act of 2003 is amended by changing 
5Section 5 as follows:
 
6    (820 ILCS 112/5)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-539)
8    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9    "Director" means the Director of Labor.
10    "Department" means the Department of Labor.
11    "Employee" means any individual permitted to work by an 
12employer.
13    "Employer" means an individual, partnership, corporation, 
14association, business, trust, person, or entity for whom 
15employees are gainfully employed in Illinois and includes the 
16State of Illinois, any state officer, department, or agency, 
17any unit of local government, and any school district.
18(Source: P.A. 99-418, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
19    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-539)
20    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
21    "Director" means the Director of Labor.
22    "Department" means the Department of Labor.
 
 
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1    "Employee" means any individual permitted to work by an 
2employer.
3    "Employer" means an individual, partnership, corporation, 
4association, business, trust, person, or entity for whom 
5employees are gainfully employed in Illinois and includes the 
6State of Illinois, any state officer, department, or agency, 
7any unit of local government, and any school district.
8    "Pay scale and benefits" means the wage or salary, or the 
9wage or salary range, and a general description of the 
10benefits and other compensation, including, but not limited 
11to, bonuses, stock options, family and medical leave benefits, 
12parental leave benefits, or other incentives the employer 
13reasonably expects in good faith to offer for the position, 
14set by reference to any applicable pay scale, the previously 
15determined range for the position, the actual range of others 
16currently holding equivalent positions, or the budgeted amount 
17for the position, as applicable. 
18(Source: P.A. 103-539, eff. 1-1-25.)
 
19    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes 
20changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text 
21that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section 
22represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does 
23not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes 
24made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other 
25Public Act.