The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, 820 Ill. Comp. Stat. 115/1-16 (“IWPCA”) mandates that employers in Illinois must pay each employee for all time that the employee worked, within two weeks of the end of the period in which the wages were earned.  The IWPCA further regulates final compensation upon the end of employment, and makes it unlawful for any employer to deduct wages from an employee’s paycheck without the written consent of the employee.

An employer acting in violation of the IWPCA may have to pay the employee up to twice the sum of the unpaid wages, plus a statutory penalty of two percent for each day that the payment is past due.

If you have questions about your rights under the IWPCA, or feel that your employer may have violated the IWPCA, contact Caffarelli & Siegel Ltd. to speak to a Chicago Employment lawyer