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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1121
Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning
enforcement.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1121 |
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LRB096 07200 WGH 17286 b |
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| AN ACT concerning employment.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Equal Pay Act of 2003 is amended by changing |
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| Section 15 as follows:
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| (820 ILCS 112/15)
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| Sec. 15. Enforcement. The
The Director or his or her |
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| authorized
representative shall
administer and enforce the |
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| provisions of this Act. The Director of Labor shall
adopt rules
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| necessary to administer and enforce this Act. |
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| The Department has the power to conduct investigations in
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| connection with
the administration and enforcement of this Act |
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| and the authorized officers and
employees of the
Department are |
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| authorized to investigate and gather data regarding the wages,
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| hours, and other
conditions and practices of employment in any |
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| industry subject to this Act, and
may enter and
inspect such |
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| places and such records at reasonable times during regular
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| business hours, question
the employees and investigate the |
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| facts, conditions, practices, or matters as
he or she may deem
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| necessary or appropriate to determine whether any person has |
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| violated any
provision of this Act, or which may aid in the |
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| enforcement of this Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-6, eff. 1-1-04.)
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