Illinois Expands Equal Pay Requirements to All Employers

All employers in Illinois, regardless of size, will be required to comply with the state’s Equal Pay Act under legislation signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) Aug. 20.

Rauner signed House Bill 3619, which eliminates a provision of the Illinois Equal Pay Act that limited its protections to employees of organizations “with four or more employees.” The measure enjoyed near unanimous support in both houses of the General Assembly in May. The governor issued no comments as part of his endorsement.

The Equal Pay Act prohibits employers “from paying unequal wages to men and women for doing the same or ...