The Illinois Equal Pay Act has been around for a decade, but it’s seen many changes in the past few years. The act was amended in 2021 to impose new equal pay compliance requirements and create new obligations for private employers with more than 100 employees. Then, in 2022, the Illinois Department of Labor finally provided some guidance for employers on those new requirements.

Most recently, on Feb. 16, Illinois legislators introduced a new pay equity bill that would amend the act again and require organizations with at least 15 employees to include benefits and pay scale information in job postings. Although the bill is still working its way through the legislative process, you should be aware of your potential obligations should it pass and ultimately be signed into law.

The new bill would amend the Illinois Equal Pay Act to require employers to provide pay scale and benefits information in their job postings. Pay scale and benefits include “the wage or salary, or the wage or salary range, and a general description of the benefits and other compensation the employer reasonably expects to offer for the position.”

Additionally, if passed, the bill would require employers to announce, post, or otherwise make known all job opportunities to all current employees no later than the same day that they post the job. Notably, however, if you do not use job postings, the bill clarifies that it does not create any new requirement for you to do so.

Source: Illinois Equal Pay Bill Would Require More Transparency in Job Ads