Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that an employer that is able to pay wages and who refuses to pay is guilty of a Class 4 felony (rather than a misdemeanor). Provides that a subsequent failure to pay within 5 (rather than 2) years of a prior conviction is a Class 3 (rather than Class 4) felony.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-05-15 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [HB2698 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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