A bill significantly increasing the rights of temporary workers and requiring temporary staffing agencies and their third-party clients to strengthen safety protocols was passed on June 16, 2023, by the Illinois General Assembly and currently sits awaiting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature. The governor is expected to sign the bill, which amends the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (the Act), in the near future.
The Act and Its Terms
The Act was first enacted on Jan. 1, 2006. It generally governs staffing agencies (referred to as “day and temporary labor service agencies”) who assign temporary workers (referred to as “day and temporary laborers”) to their third-party clients. For example, the Act requires staffing agencies to register with the state and pay a licensing fee. The Act specifically exempts from coverage temporary labor of a professional or clerical nature.
Equal Pay After 90 Days
One of the most significant amendments to the Act requires temporary workers assigned to work at a third-party client for more than 90 calendar days must be paid not less than the rate of pay and equivalent benefits as the third-party client’s lowest-paid, directly hired employee with the same level of seniority at the company and performing the same or substantially similar work on jobs requiring substantially similar skill, effort and responsibility that is performed under similar working conditions (or if no such person, then the third-party client’s lowest-paid employee with...
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