WAGE THEFT-DAMAGES AMOUNT
Summary
Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that an employee is entitled to recover damages of 5% (rather than 2%) of the amount of any underpayments in wages for each month following the date of payment during which such underpayments remain unpaid. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Apr 21, 2021
Signed Jul 9, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2021 · House Apr 20, 2021
How they voted
29–14
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 46
May 25, 2021
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican17
82% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jul 9, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 040-015-000
upper
May 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Labor; 012-005-000
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Labor
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 068-044-000
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-011-000
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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