Labor Laws

Below is information about laws and regulations, including wages, benefits, safety and health, that affect businesses and workers within the State of Illinois.​

• The Illinois Workers Compensation Commission handles claims for benefits based on work-related injuries and diseases.
• Equal Employment Opportunity laws prohibit employment discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, and some other factors.
• Income & Payroll Taxes are required to be withheld in order to pay state and federal taxes.
• Social Security Administration administers retirement, disability programs, Medicare and others.
• National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects the rights of private sector employees to join together, with or without a union, to improve their wages and working conditions.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration establishes and enforces protective standards for the workplace.
• The Fidelity Bonding Program​ protects employers against employee dishonesty, theft or embezzlement.

• Illinois UI Law Handbook (contains the Act and related statutes, rules, interpretive guides, and a digest of adjudication precedents)
  
• U.S. Department of Labor:  Summary of the Major Laws of the Department of Labor
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Illinois Department of Human Rights
  
• National Labor Relations Board
• Illinois Department of Labor