SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. John Connor, D-Lockport, is fighting for stronger enforcement of fair pay laws, employee safety protections and fair hiring practices by backing legislation to create a workplace watchdog unit in the attorney general’s office.“Good jobs...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, is supporting a proposed worker protection division in the attorney general’s office to ensure on-time payment, safe working conditions and fair hiring practices for Illinois employees. “Our focus needs to be...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, recently backed legislation that will ensure that restaurant employees and other workers who earn tips will now be able to keep what they’ve earned without the intervention of their employers. Currently,...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As a strong advocate for worker protections in Illinois, state Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, is sponsoring legislation creating the Worker Protection Unit within the Attorney General’s Office, designed to investigate wage theft, unsafe work...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A measure passed by the House and supported by state Rep. Maurice West II, D-Rockford, would ensure that tips given to restaurant workers and other employees cannot be retained by an employer.“When a customer leaves a tip for service, they do so...