Following a busy 2024 session for the Illinois legislature that will impose new requirements on employers, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law a number of additional bills that will take effect on January 1, 2025, and have important implications for employers doing business in Illinois. What are the six most important changes to the workplace law landscape Illinois employers should be mindful of heading into 2025?
Greater Employee Access to Paystubs
Illinois lawmakers amended state law to provide current and former employees greater access to their paystubs – meaning you’ll have some new obligations to be aware of. Thanks to the Wage Payment and Collection Act amendments, you should be prepared to update your payroll practices, payroll recordkeeping, and your responses to requests for paystubs. The new law clarifies the definition of “paystub,” imposes additional recordkeeping obligations on employers that will require you to maintain paystub copies for three years, and requires you to furnish copies of an employee’s (or former employee’s) paystubs upon request. You can read all about the new law here, along with a three-step compliance plan.
Increased Time for Workers to File Illinois Human Rights Act Claims
The Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) will undergo some changes for 2025. By way of background, the IHRA is the state-level antidiscrimination and antiharassment statute in Illinois. In other words, the IHRA is the state analogue to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act...
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