WAGE PAY & COLLECT-COMMISSIONS Senate SponsorsSen. Linda Holmes House Sponsors(Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie) 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die 820 ILCS 115/14from Ch. 48, par. 39m-14Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that if an employer fails to include all commissions earned by a separated employee in the final compensation paid to the separated employee within the time limit set forth in the Act, the employer shall, in addition to any other penalties, pay the employee an amount equal to 3 times the amount of the commissions that were not paid, as well as the employee's court costs, attorney's fees, and any other associated costs incurred in successfully pursuing a legal action against the employer. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that, for purposes of the Act, the term "employee" does not include a licensee under the Real Estate License Act of 2000 when performing licensed activities.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:820 ILCS 115/14Adds reference to:820 ILCS 115/15from Ch. 48, par. 39m-15Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to:5 ILCS 315/1Adds reference to:5 ILCS 315/3from Ch. 48, par. 16035 ILCS 315/6from Ch. 48, par. 1606Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Exempts legislative liaisons, policy-making employees, and certain classes of State employees from the definition of public employee under the Act. Provides that with respect only to State employees in positions under the jurisdiction of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, or Treasurer (i) that are filled or for which a petition is filed with the Illinois Public Labor Relations Board on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act or (ii) for which a petition is pending before the Illinois Public Labor Relations Board on that date: "managerial employee" means an individual who represents management interests by taking or recommending discretionary actions that effectively control or implement policy and "supervisor" means an employee who qualifies as a supervisor under a provision of the National Labor Relations Act and orders of the National Labor Relations Board interpreting that provision or decisions of courts reviewing the decisions of the National Labor Relations Board. Also defines "legislative liaison" and "policy-making employee". Prohibits policy-making employees and other persons excluded from the definition of public employee from collectively bargaining. Effective immediately.House Floor Amendment No. 3 In the definition of "policy-making employee" replaces "employee regardless of job title" with "State employee, regardless of job title, under the jurisdiction of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, or Treasurer". 2/11/2010SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes 2/11/2010SenateFirst Reading 2/11/2010SenateReferred to Assignments 2/24/2010SenateAssigned to Labor 3/2/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes 3/2/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/3/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor 3/3/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/4/2010SenateDo Pass as Amended Labor; 007-001-000 3/4/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010 3/10/2010SenateSecond Reading 3/10/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2010 3/11/2010SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 3/11/2010HouseArrived in House 3/12/2010HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 3/12/2010HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/12/2010HouseFirst Reading 3/12/2010HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/22/2010HouseAssigned to Labor Committee 4/23/2010HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 12/21/2010HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2011 12/21/2010HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 1/6/2011HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee 1/6/2011HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote 1/6/2011HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000 1/6/2011HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 1/6/2011HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 1/6/2011HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 1/7/2011HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 1/7/2011HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 1/7/2011HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee 1/9/2011HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 1/9/2011HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee 1/9/2011HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 010-001-000 1/9/2011HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 1/9/2011HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 1/10/2011HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted 1/10/2011HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted 1/10/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 1/10/2011HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 064-049-002 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die