Employers who shortchange or don't pay their employees will face stiffer penalties and workers will have more rights under a bill Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Friday, which experts say makes Illinois' wage theft laws among the strongest in the country.
Starting Jan. 1, a repeat offense will be considered a felony, not a misdemeanor. Also, employers who violate wage theft laws will have to pay workers back from the date of nonpayment with interest and a $250 fine. Depending on the violation, the employer may also owe interest to the Illinois Department of Labor.
"This protects all workers," said Ana Guajardo, director of Centro de Trabajadores Unidos, a workers center in Chicago. "Here in Illinois, we're not going to take this anymore."…
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