Illinois state labor laws have undergone certain changes in 2025. Employers must make a note of these changes and display updated Illinois labor law posters in the workplace to uphold poster compliance within their premises.
Increase in Minimum Wage
From January 1, 2025 onwards, the minimum wage rate in Illinois increased by $1 per hour from $14.00 to $15.00.
Moreover, the minimum wage for tipped workers as well as youth workers (under 18 years of age) working less than 650 hours per calendar year was raised to $9.00 per hour and $13.00 per hour, respectively.
Paid Leave
As per the paid leave regulations in Illinois, employers must provide up to 40 hours of paid leave annually to their employees. This ensures workers get protected time-off from their workplace without having to provide any specific justification for it.
Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act
Illinois state labor law requires employers to maintain a record of employees’ pay stubs for at least three years after the pay date. Also, employers must provide copies of current or former employee’s (within a year of leaving the job) pay stubs within 21 days, if and when requested.
VESSA – Victims Economic Security and Safety Act
Your Illinois labor law poster must include VESSA, an act that allows employees facing domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a year for getting medical help, legal assistance, counseling, safety planning, and other assistance.
If an employee’s family member is killed in a violent crime, they can take up to two weeks of unpaid leave from work to attend a funeral, arrange a funeral, or grieve.
Employers cannot discriminate against employees who have endured domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence.
Day and Temporary Labor Service Act
Illinois state labor laws require that workers assigned to a third-party client for more than 720 hours annually should receive the same pay as a direct-hire employee at the same level in the company.
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