For those larger Illinois employers who have not yet reported payroll and diversity data to the Illinois Department of Labor (the “IDOL”), now may be the time. The IDOL recently issued guidance to help employers navigate their reporting requirements (the “Guidance”).
In March 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed an amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (the “Act”). The amendment requires private businesses with 100 or more employees in Illinois, that are required to file an EEO-1 report with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“Covered Employers”), to report certain employee payroll and diversity information to the IDOL. It also requires Covered Employers to apply for an Equal Pay Registration Certificate (“EPRC”). The law imposes some of the nation’s most expansive and rigorous reporting requirements. See generally 820 ILCS 112/11. Employers’ reporting obligations began on March 24, 2022.
The Guidance helps clarify which employers are “Covered Employers” for purposes of the Act. The Guidance explains a Covered Employer’s total number of employees is the total number of people who worked in or were based out of Illinois on December 31 of the 12-month calendar year immediately prior to their EPRC application submission. The Guidance further provides Illinois-based employees should be included in the total employee count, even if they work remotely outside of Illinois. A business with multiple locations must only include those employees who work for an...
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