TRUTH IN EMPLOYMENT ACT

Creates the Truth in Employment Act. Provides that, if a contractor is a successful bidder for a construction project and purposefully misclassifies one or more of its employees as independent contractors, the contractor is liable to an unsuccessful bidder, or an entity contracting with an unsuccessful bidder (including a labor organization), for damages suffered because the bid was not accepted. Amends the Workers' Compensation Act and the Unemployment Insurance Act by providing that, if the Industrial Commission or the Director of Employment Security enters an order determining that an employer has purposefully misclassified one or more of its employees as independent contractors in violation of the Workers' Compensation Act, the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act, or the Unemployment Insurance Act, the following provisions apply: the Commission or Department may direct the employer to cease its operations, direct the employer to pay $250 for each day during which the violation continues, and require the employer to continue to pay employees affected by the order for the first 10 days of the order; no licenses or permits of any kind may be issued to the employer by any State agency or officer or any unit of local government nor may any such licenses or permits be renewed by any State agency or officer or any unit of local government until the Commission or Department enters an order determining that an employer has cured the misclassification; and no State agency or officer may enter into any contracts with the employer until 3 years have elapsed since the Commission or Department enters an order determining that an employer has cured the misclassification.