LANG-CURRY,JULIE-SCULLY-SCOTT AND SMITH,MICHAEL. 820 ILCS 115/4.5 new Amends the Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that before employing a person as an employee, an employer shall ask the person whether he or she currently owes a duty to pay child support. Provides that if an employer pays wages in cash to an employee who at the time of payment owes a duty to pay child support and if that payment of wages in cash enables the employee to evade his or her duty to pay child support, then the employer commits a business offense punishable by a fine equal to 3 times the amount of support owed by the employee plus the costs of collecting that support. Provides that upon collecting the fine, the clerk of the court shall pay the amount of the fine to the custodial parent or other legal guardian of the child for whom the employee owed the support, for the benefit of the child. 97-02-26 H FIRST READING 97-02-26 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE 97-02-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCULLY 97-02-26 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-27 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW 97-03-05 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT 97-03-20 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH,MICHAEL 97-03-21 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary