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.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15)

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

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Bill Drafts

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Engrossed	2015-04-14	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2015-02-19	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

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No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois HB2698

Supplemental Documents

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No supplemental documents for Illinois HB2698 currently on file.