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The Illinois Equal Pay Act requires all private businesses with at least 100 Illinois employees to obtain an Equal Pay Registration Certificate (EPRC) by March 23, 2024.
To obtain a certificate, businesses must pay a $150 filing fee,
complete a compliance statement, and provide a wage records report containing detailed pay
information.
Many businesses in Illinois have already received a notice from the
Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) requiring an EPRC submission
before March 23, 2024. However, the Act and the IDOL's FAQs make clear that any failure by the IDOL to
assign a business an EPRC registration date does not exempt the
business from completing a submission by March 23, 2024.
The first step for any businesses that have not yet submitted an
application is to determine if they are implicated by the Act. The
primary threshold questions are: (1) whether
the business is required to file an annual Employer Information
Report EEO-1 with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and
(2) whether the business had at least 100 employees who worked at a
location in Illinois or were remote but reported directly to
Illinois management on Dec. 31, 2023. Businesses that meet these
threshold requirements will then need to register with the state
and submit an application.
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