95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1065

 

Introduced 2/8/2007, by Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
820 ILCS 130/11a   from Ch. 48, par. 39s-11a

    Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that if the violation of the Act involves a worker who is not a legal resident alien or a United States citizen, then a single violation within 5 years shall place the contractor on the Department of Labor's list of contractors or subcontractors found to have disregarded their obligations to employees under the Act. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning employment.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Prevailing Wage Act is amended by changing
5 Section 11a as follows:
 
6     (820 ILCS 130/11a)  (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-11a)
7     Sec. 11a. The Director of the Department of Labor shall
8 publish in the Illinois Register no less often than once each
9 calendar quarter a list of contractors or subcontractors found
10 to have disregarded their obligations to employees under this
11 Act. The Department of Labor shall determine the contractors or
12 subcontractors who, on 2 separate occasions within 5 years,
13 have been determined to have violated the provisions of this
14 Act. If the violation of this Act involves a worker who is not
15 a legal resident alien or a United States citizen, then a
16 single violation within 5 years shall place the contractor on
17 the list. Upon such determination the Department shall notify
18 the violating contractor or subcontractor. Such contractor or
19 subcontractor shall then have 10 working days to request a
20 hearing by the Department on the alleged violations. Failure to
21 respond within the 10 working day period shall result in
22 automatic and immediate placement and publication on the list.
23 If the contractor or subcontractor requests a hearing within

 

 

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1 the 10 working day period, the Director shall set a hearing on
2 the alleged violations. Such hearing shall take place no later
3 than 45 calendar days after the receipt by the Department of
4 Labor of the request for a hearing. The Department of Labor is
5 empowered to promulgate, adopt, amend and rescind rules and
6 regulations to govern the hearing procedure. No contract shall
7 be awarded to a contractor or subcontractor appearing on the
8 list, or to any firm, corporation, partnership or association
9 in which such contractor or subcontractor has an interest until
10 4 years have elapsed from the date of publication of the list
11 containing the name of such contractor or subcontractor.
12 (Source: P.A. 93-38, eff. 6-1-04; 94-488, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
13     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14 becoming law.