A strong push continues for states to adopt stricter pay equity laws and enforce efforts to combat pay inequities for certain protected classes, including women and individuals of color. Many states, including Illinois, have prioritized pay equity by passing laws designed to reduce wage gaps.
The Illinois Equal Pay Act ("IEPA") was amended in 2021 to require certain private businesses to obtain an Illinois Equal Pay Registration Certificate, and recertify every two years thereafter. Covered businesses are those that have 100 or more employees in Illinois and are required to file an EEO-1 Report with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Importantly, the Illinois Department of Labor ("IDOL") has instructed that employees working remotely in states outside of Illinois, but who report directly to an employer's facility in Illinois, should be counted in calculating whether an employer meets the 100 or more employee threshold that would render it a covered business.
On January 24, 2022, IDOL announced it would communicate directly with covered businesses when it is time for them to apply for the certificate. According to IDOL, each covered business will receive no less than 120 days' advance notice of their deadline. The first group of Illinois covered businesses was notified that their deadline to apply is May 25, 2022. The second group was subsequently notified that their deadline is June 22, 2022. Because IDOL is randomly...
Ukrainian General Staff spokesperson Andriy Kovalov dismissed Russian military chief Valery Gerasimov's claims of advances toward Kramatorsk and Zaporizhzhia and the capture of several settlements...