Illinois has joined the wave of jurisdictions passing pay transparency requirements. On August 11, 2023, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law that will require employers to include pay ranges in job postings beginning in 2025.
House Bill (HB) 3129 amends the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 to require employers with at least fifteen employees to include in job postings the "pay scale and benefits" meaning "the wage or salary, or wage or salary range, and a general description of the benefits and other compensation... that the employer reasonably expects in good faith to offer for the position."
The signing comes after the HB 3129 passed both houses of the Illinois state legislature in May 2023. The law applies to positions that "will be physically performed, at least in part, in Illinois" or will be performed outside the state but the "employee reports to a supervisor, office, or other work site in Illinois." It will take effect on January 1, 2025.
HB 3129 defines "benefits...
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