As Kane County residents prepare for the new year, employers and employees should be aware of new laws taking effect Jan. 1, as well as those already in effect due to action by the General Assembly.
“The mission at the Illinois Department of Labor is the same from year to year: protecting the rights, wages and welfare of workers,” said Illinois Department of Labor Director Michael Kleinik. “The tools we have to accomplish that mission sometimes change with legislative changes.”
There are several new laws that have either taken effect or will in the coming days that impact employees and employers across the state.
The Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) was amended to create the Violent Crime Victims’ Leave Act, which allows employees who are victims of violence or who have family or household members who are victims of violence to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per any 12-month period to seek medical help, legal assistance, counseling, safety planning, and other assistance.
The amendment also prohibits employers from discriminating against employees who are victims of violence or who have family or household members who are victims of violence.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, IDOL is responsible for maintaining a database that allows the public to search certified payrolls submitted by construction contractors on public works projects subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act.
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