Equal Pay Act of Illinois
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The Equal Pay Act of Illinois is a state law designed to eliminate wage discrimination by requiring that employees receive equal pay for substantially similar work regardless of gender or other protected characteristics.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
equal pay law
ⓘ
state labor law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote pay equity
ⓘ
reduce gender pay gap ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
employees in Illinois
ⓘ
employers in Illinois ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Illinois Department of Labor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | compensation practices of covered employers ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Illinois
|
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Illinois state law ⓘ |
| partOf | Illinois employment law framework ⓘ |
| prohibits | paying employees differently for substantially similar work based on protected characteristics ⓘ |
| protectsAgainst |
gender-based wage discrimination
ⓘ
wage discrimination based on ethnicity ⓘ wage discrimination based on other protected characteristics ⓘ wage discrimination based on race ⓘ |
| purpose |
eliminate wage discrimination
ⓘ
ensure equal pay for substantially similar work ⓘ |
| regulates | wage practices ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Illinois Human Rights Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal Equal Pay Act of 1963 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | equal pay for substantially similar work ⓘ |
| sector | labor and employment ⓘ |
| subject |
civil rights in employment
ⓘ
employment discrimination ⓘ labor standards ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | anti-discrimination law ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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