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Welcome to the Illinois Department of Labor
The Illinois Department of Labor is a medium-sized State agency that manages an extra-large workload, serving thousands of employees and businesses in the State each year. IDOL's primary responsibilities are to protect worker wages, welfare and working conditions by enforcing State labor and employment laws, providing compliance assistance to employers, and increasing public awareness of workplace protections. IDOL has offices throughout the State, with main offices in Springfield and Chicago; an office in the State Regional Office Building in Marion; and field staff located throughout the State.
Prevailing Wage Rate Survey
This portal is primarily used to upload collective bargaining agreements.
Section 4/9 Prevailing Wage Hearings
The Department of Labor must ascertain the prevailing rate of wages for each county in the State of Illinois during the month of June of each calendar year and publish the prevailing wage schedule on its official website no later than July 15th of each year. At any time within 30 days after the Department of Labor has published the prevailing wage schedule, any person affected may file an objection pursuant to Sections 4 or 9 of the Prevailing Wage Act and a hearing is conducted pursuant the Administrative Hearings Rules, 46 Ill. Adm Code 120.
The deadline to file an objection for the 2026 survey is August 14, 2026.
See Section 4/9 cases here.
Equal Pay Act of 2003
Information about the Equal Pay Act of 2003 and its subsequent amendments can now be found across four, updated pages.
Start with the landing page here.
Equal Pay Registration Certificate Portal
On April 12, 2022, the Equal Pay Registration Certificate portal opened for the first batch of employers to submit their EPRC applications. Instructions on application submissions and use of the portal, and other information and guidance on EPRC compliance are available here.
Public Works Quarterly Report
Pursuant to PA 103-347 and 820 ILCS 130/3.1, beginning in January 2024, the Illinois Department of Labor is required to report quarterly to the General Assembly and the Governor the number of people employed on public works in the State during the preceding 3 months. This report shall also identify every public works project in the State by project name and contractor name and the demographic characteristics of the workers on the project, including gender, race, and ethnicity, broken down by the following categories: (i) type of trade; (ii) whether the worker is a journey worker or apprentice; and (iii) total work hours performed.
The reports are available here. IDOL will add reports to this page on a quarterly basis, starting in January 2024. The reports reflect certified payroll data for the preceding three months.
Information for Federal Employees Facing Deferred Resignation
Federal employees are facing difficult and complex questions in regard to the federal government’s “deferred resignation” offer email to the federal workforce. As federal workers living and working in Illinois consider the evolving reports, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) and Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) are outlining state employment law and unemployment insurance options that workers should consider.
Additional resources are available through IDES.
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