Public Act 099-0762
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Public Act 099-0762 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning employment.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act is | ||||
amended by adding Section 11.5 as follows: | ||||
(820 ILCS 115/11.5 new) | ||||
Sec. 11.5. Departmental wage recovery; remittance to | ||||
aggrieved employee. | ||||
(a) Upon the recovery of unpaid wages, wage supplements, or | ||||
final compensation from an employer that has violated this Act, | ||||
the Department shall conduct a good faith search to find the | ||||
aggrieved employee. If, after conducting a good faith search | ||||
for the aggrieved employee, the Department is unable to find | ||||
the aggrieved employee, the Department shall deposit the amount | ||||
recovered into the Department of Labor Special State Trust | ||||
Fund. | ||||
(b) An aggrieved employee may make a request to the | ||||
Department in order to recover unpaid wages, wage supplements, | ||||
or final compensation that has been deposited into the | ||||
Department of Labor Special State Trust Fund. The Department | ||||
shall not require the employee to present a Social Security | ||||
number or proof of United States citizenship. For the purpose | ||||
of paying claims under this Section from the Department of |
Labor Special State Trust Fund to aggrieved employees, the | ||
Comptroller shall assign a vendor payment number to the | ||
Department. When an aggrieved employee makes a valid request | ||
for payment to the Department, the Department shall use the | ||
vendor payment number to process payment on behalf of the | ||
aggrieved employee. | ||
(c) The Department shall adopt rules for the administration | ||
of this Section.
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