EQUAL PAY ACT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR LARGE BUSINESSES IN ILLINOIS BEGIN MARCH 24TH. 

UNDER NEW STATE LAWS, PRIVATE EMPLOYERS WITH MORE THAN 100 WORKERS MUST FILE FOR AN EQUAL PAY CERTIFICATE WITH THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR JASON KELLER SAYS DUE TO THE VOLUME OF BUSINESSES IN ILLINOIS, EMAILS WILL GO OUT IN GROUPS GIVING EMPLOYERS AT LEAST 120 DAYS NOTICE TO COMPLY. THE FIRST BATCH HAS ALREADY BEEN SENT.

KELLER SAYS THIS IS PART OF NEW ILLINOIS LAWS.

KELLER NOTES IT COULD TAKE MORE THAN A YEAR FOR AN EMPLOYER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT. THIS NEW REQUIREMENT AFFECTS AT LEAST 47-HUNDRED BUSINESSES IN ILLINOIS.