WAGE PAYMENT-TECH Senate SponsorsSen. Carol Ronen 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die 820 ILCS 115/15from Ch. 48, par. 39m-15Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Makes a stylistic change concerning the short title of the Act.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:820 ILCS 115/15Adds reference to:820 ILCS 105/7from Ch. 48, par. 1007820 ILCS 105/7.1 new820 ILCS 105/12from Ch. 48, par. 1012820 ILCS 115/11from Ch. 48, par. 39m-11820 ILCS 115/11.1 new820 ILCS 115/14from Ch. 48, par. 39m-14Deletes everything. Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Provides that if the Department of Labor determines that an employee has been paid less than the wage to which he or she is entitled under the Act, the Director of Labor may issue an administrative determination setting out the amount of the underpayment together with any penalty or punitive damages authorized under Act, which shall be deemed prima facie correct and shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the Department's computation of the underpayment. Contains provisions concerning evidence, proof, filing of protests, hearings, notice, final administrative decisions, and administrative review of final administrative decisions. Provides that the complaint of the Director of Labor on behalf an employee for whom it makes an assignment of a wage claim in trust shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the Department's final administrative decision or, if no administrative hearing was sought, a certified copy of the Department's administrative determination, and provides for contents of the complaint. Amends the Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that in cases involving less than $10,000, exclusive of penalties or interest, where the Department of Labor is unable to equitably adjust a wage claim controversy, the Department shall issue an administrative determination adjudicating the wage claim dispute according to its best information and judgment. Provides if that a party aggrieved by the Department's administrative determination files a protest within 60 days after issuance of administrative determination and requests a hearing, the Department shall hold a hearing and issue a final administrative decision. Provides for proof, notice, and other matters. Makes various changes and additions regarding assignments of wage claims and prosecution of actions for the collection of wages for persons financially unable to prosecute those claims. Provides for review of final administrative decisions of the Department. Provides that an employer who has been ordered by the Director of Labor or the court to pay wages due an employee and fails to do so within 15 days after the order is entered shall pay to the Department of Labor a penalty equal to 20% of the amount due from the employer (in addition to other penalties). In both Acts, creates a Special Administrative Account into which the penalty shall be deposited, with amounts over $100,000 at the end of each calendar quarter being transferred to the General Revenue Fund and other amounts being expended for investigations of employers and payment of private collection agencies making collections under the Act. Makes other changes.Fiscal Note (Illinois Department of Labor) Administration of this Act would require additional costs. The total fiscal impact is $713,300. 2/20/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen 2/20/2003SenateFirst Reading 2/20/2003SenateReferred to Rules 3/5/2003SenateAssigned to Judiciary 3/6/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen 3/6/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/11/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary 3/11/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/13/2003SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary; 006-002-001 3/13/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003 3/21/2003SenateFiscal Note Filed 4/4/2003SenateThird Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to April 9, 2003. 7/1/2003SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die