Minimum Wage Law
The minimum wage in Illinois is $6.50 an hour, based on a law signed by Governor Blagojevich that raised the minimum wage in the state for the first time in nearly ten years. This raise meant nearly $3000 a year in increased wages for almost 500,000 hard working Illinoisans.
Raising the minimum wage means that hard working individuals like you
can put food on the table for your family, buy clothes for your children
and pay the bills.
If you were hired to work for the minimum wage and you're being underpaid,
the Illinois Department of Labor can help you. You can call their Minimum
Wage and Overtime Information Line at Minimum Wage/Overtime Information: 312-793-2804 or visit this Department of Labor website: www.state.il.us/agency/idol/laws/Law105.htm
Protections for Day Laborers
In Illinois, nearly 300,000 workers - many of them
hard working immigrants like you - are day laborers.
Illinois has taken steps to be the most aggressive
state in the nation when it comes to protecting the rights
of the most vulnerable workers.
Under an Illinois law signed by Governor Blagojevich, day and temporary
labor agencies must be register with the states, and cannot make illegal
deductions for equipment, transportation, or meals. Agencies that break
this law will face tough penalties.
If you are day or temporary laborer, and you feel you're not being
paid the wages under which you were hired; or if
you feel they're not giving you the equipment you
need to be protected on the job, please call the Day Labor Services Hotline at 1-877-314-7052 or
visit this Illinois Department of Labor website: www.state.il.us/Agency/IDOL/laws/Law175.htm
Unemployment Benefits
Unemployment insurance is a state-operated program administered by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES)
under which you are entitled to benefit payments while you are unemployed if you lose your job through no fault of your
own and are actively seeking work. To read more about the requirements for unemployment benefits download our
What Every Worker Should Know About Unemployment Benefits brochure.
If you qualify for unemployment benefits you can
file online,
visit an IDES Office
or call the IDES Statewide Tele-Serve Hotline Number 888-337-7234 ( TDD 800-662-3943).
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