When is a Final Paycheck Due?

11/16/2012

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In Illinois, if you have separated from your employer, the next question on many employee's minds is when is the final paycheck due?

If the employee is fired, the check should be paid at the time of separation, if possible, but not later than the next pay day. 820 ILCS 115/5.  The same is true if the employee quits. Id.  If the employee requests that his/her final pay be paid by check and mailed to the employee, the employer must comply with this request.  Id.

The Illinois Department of Labor enforces this law and provides assistance to employees in the collection of wages or final compensation.
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Illinois Minimum Wage

05/20/2012

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The current Illinois minimum wage of $8.25 an hour, or $16,500 a year for a full-time worker. 80 percent of minimum wage workers are adults, and 59 percent of the minimum wage workers are women.

This week, Illinois' Senate is debating a bill (SB1565) that would raise the minimum wage to $10.65 an hour over the next four years and after that it would be adjusted on July 1 of each year by the increase of the cost of living during the preceding year.

This change would give workers an additional $4,800 a year. 

Find the status of the bill here.
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