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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.s. Department of Labor Cites Illinois Smelter for Exposing Employees to Lead, Arsenic and Other Hazards
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Mayco Manufacturing LLC – operating as Mayco Industries Inc. – for exposing employees to lead and arsenic in addition to machine, electrical and fall hazards. The Granite City, Illinois, lead smelter faces $223,148 in penalties for 18 serious health violations. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Defends Rights of Tipped Workers
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) opposing its proposed rescission of protections for workers who earn tips. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Department of Labor Investigation Results in Moline, Illinois, Restaurant Paying $78,970 in Back Wages to 33 Employees for Wage, Overtime Violations
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Osaka Steak House Sushi & Hibachi Inc. – doing business as Osaka Buffet in Moline, Illinois – will pay $78,970 in back wages to 33 current and former employees for violations of the minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Opposes Federal Attempt to Circumvent Civil Rights Protections
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in opposing a new federal rule undermining civil rights protections that prevent federal contractors from discriminating against employees. -
Widow sues Belleville hospital, physician alleging husband died of Legionnaires' disease
BELLEVILLE — The widow of an area music industry veteran is suing a Belleville hospital and physician for allegedly failing to diagnose the Legionnaires' disease that contributed to the death of her husband earlier this year. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Illinois Employer to Pay $573,836 in Wages to 215 Employees in Settlement After U.s. Department of Labor Investigation
Rock River Valley Self Help Enterprises Inc. – based in Sterling, Illinois – will pay 215 current and former employees with disabilities nearly $574,000 in back wages as part of its agreement to resolve issues uncovered by a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Opposes Rule Change That Endangers Rights of Millions of Workers
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a multistate group of 19 attorneys general, opposed the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposal to narrow the interpretation of joint employment, thereby complicating how states enforce labor laws and leaving millions of workers vulnerable to labor violations. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Applauds Passage of Bill to Protect Illinois Workers From Wage Theft and Other Unlawful Employment Practices
Attorney General Kwame Raoul applauded the Illinois House for passing legislation that would prevent and remedy wage payment violations and unfair labor practices. -
Lewis & Clark has paid $4.6 million to consulting firm that employs college president Dale Chapman's son
A Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm that has a $500,000-per-year, no-bid contract with Lewis & Clark Community College employs a son of the college’s president, Dale Chapman. -
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Pritzker Signs Collective Bargaining Freedom Act
Making good on his promise to put Springfield back on the side of working families, Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Collective Bargaining Freedom Act (SB 1474), protecting the right of employers, employees, and their labor organizations to collectively bargain and ensuring that the State of Illinois complies with the National Labor Relations Act. -
Worker freedom: More than 3,700 Illinois state workers stopped paying money to a union in 2018
Of the more than 3,700 Illinois state workers who stopped sending part of every paycheck to a union, 2,800 stopped sending their money to AFSCME. -
Lopinot awards nurse practitioner $119K default judgment in wage dispute
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Vincent Lopinot granted default judgment for a nurse practitioner who alleges she was not paid her full wages. -
Illinois Prevailing Wage Act does not apply to state's high-speed rail project, court rules
BENTON – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois granted summary judgment to Professional Transportation Inc. (PTI) in an Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (IPWA) case filed by a former employee. -
Transparency group finds pay spiking practices continue to cost taxpayers in Illinois
A new report of Illinois public employee pay by government transparency advocate Open the Books shows 144 local government employees in the state making more than $190,000, out-earning every governor. -
Herndon grants dismissal in former St. Clair County employee's retaliation suit
EAST ST. LOUIS – Federal judge David R. Herndon dismissed a former St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Department employee's suit alleging retaliatory discharge. -
Fired Intergovernmental Grants Department worker ordered to amend complaint in St. Clair County suit
EAST ST. LOUIS – A fired St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Department worker has until Aug. 24 to amend her complaint pending in federal court in East St. Louis. -
Former Dow, General Steel workers hear from compensation reps
Representatives of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) were on hand April 5 to answer questions from former employees of Dow Chemical and General Steel Industries. -
Report: Union employee funding practice costs taxpayers
CHICAGO – A recent report reveals the legal practice of “official time,” under which government agencies pay staff on a full-time basis to work for a labor union rather than for taxpayers, comes with a hefty price tag. -
Woman fights insurer over cutoff of disability benefits
BENTON – A Belleville woman is suing over an insurance company's alleged cutoff of long-term disability benefits. -
New bill would make Illinois gas taxes highest in the nation
A new 30-cent-per-gallon tax hike would make Illinois gas taxes the highest in the nation by far, and pour more money into a broken system.