Section 310.210  Prevailing Rate

Prevailing rate means the rate of pay for each class and locality certified as being correct by the Director of the Illinois Department of Labor and approved by the Director of Central Management Services or as established under the Prevailing Wage Act [820 ILCS 130].  The following are prevailing rate classes:

Effective January 1, 2006, employees shall be paid an additional 4.00% above the prevailing rate of wages for employees on the standard pension formula and 5.5% above the prevailing rate of wages for employees on the alternative pension formula, minus the per hour costs of fringe benefits.

Effective January 1, 2011, newly hired employees into positions at the Department of Human Services allocated to the Barber, Beautician, Brickmason, Carpenter, Carpenter Foreman, Cement Finisher, Electrician, Machinist, Maintenance Worker (Power Plant), Painter, Plasterer, Plumber, Sewage Plant Operator, Sign Hanger, Sign Hanger Foreman, Sign Painter, Sign Painter Helper, Stationary Engineer, Stationary Engineer – Assistant Chief, Stationary Engineer – Chief, Stationary Fireman, Steamfitter, Teacher of Barbering, Teacher of Beauty Culture, Tinsmith and Water Plant Operator titles shall be paid an additional 4.00% above the prevailing rate of wages, minus the per hour costs of fringe benefits.  Newly hired employees are employees hired on or after January 1, 2011 who have never been a member of the State Employees' Retirement System (SERS) or any other reciprocal retirement system.  Other reciprocal retirement systems are the Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, County Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Cook County, Forest Preserve District Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Cook County, General Assembly Retirement System (GARS), Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), Judges Retirement System (JRS), Laborers' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retirement Fund, Municipal Employees Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago, State Universities Retirement System (SURS) and Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois (TRS).

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 8419, effective May 23, 2011)