{"id":9988,"date":"2025-07-28T12:42:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=9988"},"modified":"2026-06-24T04:49:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:49:41","slug":"illinois-employment-legislation-2025","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employment-law-updates\/illinois-employment-legislation-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois legislature sends governor a flurry of employment laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f85887e8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-929090b5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile lnrs-hide-block-on-desktop is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-23777fc9 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written by: <\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-396749221673b8ac7695565b15cd4cd4 wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/author\/robert-teachout\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Robert Teachout<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-23777fc9 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group lnrs-hide-block-on-desktop is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e2981758 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Share<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"addtoany_shortcode\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_28 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employment-law-updates\/illinois-employment-legislation-2025\/\" data-a2a-title=\"Illinois legislature sends governor a flurry of employment laws\"><a class=\"a2a_button_linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployment-law-updates%2Fillinois-employment-legislation-2025%2F&amp;linkname=Illinois%20legislature%20sends%20governor%20a%20flurry%20of%20employment%20laws\" title=\"LinkedIn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_x\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/x?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployment-law-updates%2Fillinois-employment-legislation-2025%2F&amp;linkname=Illinois%20legislature%20sends%20governor%20a%20flurry%20of%20employment%20laws\" title=\"X\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployment-law-updates%2Fillinois-employment-legislation-2025%2F&amp;linkname=Illinois%20legislature%20sends%20governor%20a%20flurry%20of%20employment%20laws\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployment-law-updates%2Fillinois-employment-legislation-2025%2F&amp;linkname=Illinois%20legislature%20sends%20governor%20a%20flurry%20of%20employment%20laws\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As it adjourned its spring session, the Illinois 104th General Assembly sent many employment-related bills to the governor for consideration. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has already signed one into law and is expected to sign most of the remaining bills. Among them are the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">Signed by the governor June 30, 2024, and effective immediately, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/Legislation\/BillStatus?DocNum=2488&amp;GAID=18&amp;DocTypeID=HB&amp;LegId=160291&amp;SessionID=114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">H.B. 2488<\/a> expanded employer coverage for the Equal Pay Registration Certificate data-reporting requirements. Now all private employers with 100 or more employees in Illinois must report their pay data, regardless of whether an employer is required to file a federal EEO-1 report. Previously, only employers that are required to file a federal EEO-1 report were required to comply.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">If signed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/Legislation\/BillStatus?DocNum=212&amp;GAID=18&amp;DocTypeID=SB&amp;LegId=157499&amp;SessionID=114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S.B. 212<\/a> would amend the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act to require employers to provide paid reasonable breaks for expressing breast milk for up to one year after a child&#8217;s birth, effective January 1, 2026. Compensation must be at the employee&#8217;s regular rate, and an employer may not require an employee to use paid leave.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/Legislation\/BillStatus?DocNum=2978&amp;GAID=18&amp;DocTypeID=HB&amp;LegId=161225&amp;SessionID=114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">H.B. 2978<\/a> would enact the Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act, requiring employers to provide unpaid leave for employees with a newborn child in a neonatal intensive care unit. Employers with 16 to 50 employees would be required to provide up to 10 days of leave or until the child is discharged, whichever is less; those with more than 50 employees would be required to provide up to 20 days. The new leave is in addition to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave and employees may not be required to use paid time off. Like FMLA leave, leave under the new law is job-protected. If signed, it will become effective on June 1, 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/Legislation\/BillStatus?DocNum=2164&amp;GAID=18&amp;DocTypeID=SB&amp;LegId=161860&amp;SessionID=114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S.B. 2164<\/a> expands enforcement and increases penalties for wage violations under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Unpaid wages, damages, fines and fees would automatically become state debts after 35 days with 5 percent monthly interest accruing on unpaid amounts. In addition, the non-waivable administrative fees of $250-$1000 would increase to $500-$1,250. 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