Illinois Department of Labor
Recent News About Illinois Department of Labor
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FLSA Rising: Ever-shifting wage, hour standards promise to keep employers, lawyers struggling to keep up with law
(CHICAGO) Legal Newsline - The increase of wage and hour lawsuits being filed in Chicago federal courts in the last 25 years is reflective of a national trend. And with two new notifications from the U.S. -
Time for a new governor
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Pike County prosecutor resigns after charging Sheriff; Boyd dealt with bankruptcy as campaign began
BoydPike County State’s Attorney Carrie Boyd, who filed misconduct charges against the sheriff who had investigated the cocaine overdose death of St. Clair County judge Joseph Christ, resigned abruptly on June 2.Boyd filed a criminal information charge against Paul Petty on May 16 saying that in his dual role as Coroner, he failed to have blood drawn from the body of heroin overdose victim Shanda Lopez -
Illinois DOL sues local Imo's operation over alleged failure to pay minimum wage settlement
The Illinois Department of Labor has filed suit against a local Imo’s Pizza business, alleging it has failed to pay a wage settlement. -
El Mezcal employee accuses eatery of failing to pay him adequate wages
A former waiter at a Mexican restaurant has filed suit against the eatery, alleging he was not paid for work he performed and was fired after complaining about it. -
Zipline adventure company says woman in suit assumed risk of ziplining
Grafton Zipline Adventures, which is being sued after a woman who was injured at the facility’s “Barn Burner” run last October, claims a document the woman signed releases both Grafton Zipline and all of its employees from any claims of negligence. -
Portrait studio worker claims retaliatory discharge
A St. Clair County portrait studio is accused of firing one of its employees after she complained about the company's working conditions. -
Worker claims he was fired after making complaints to Labor Dept.
A Collinsville man says he was fired from his job with a gutter company after reporting his employer was failing to pay workers properly. -
Illinois American moving for summary judgment in suffocation suit
Mudge The Illinois-American Water Company is seeking summary judgment in a wrongful death suit filed by a woman who claims her husband suffocated in an underground water vault in Cottage Hills two years ago. -
Governments, courts closed Monday
Madison and St. Clair County government offices and courts will be closed Monday in honor of Labor Day. -
Dispatcher had to work up to 116 hours per week without OT, suit claims
A woman claims a Collinsville towing company forced her to work between 85 and 116 hours per week without paying her overtime or even minimum wage. -
Take note, elected officials
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Granite City union official indicted on mail fraud, forfeiture charges
Union official Don Padgett, 39, of Granite City has been indicted by a federal grand jury in East St. Louis on charges of mail fraud and criminal forfeiture. -
Benton man convicted of health care program fraud
Randy G. Massey, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced last week that Daniel L. Johnson, 58, of Benton, was convicted by a federal jury in the U.S. District Court in Benton, of two counts of health care program fraud and acquitted of one count of mail fraud. -
Job Corps worker claims she was fired for blowing the whistle
A Job Corps worker who claims she was fired March 23 for blowing the whistle on her employer filed suit for back pay, reinstatement and punitive damages in St. Clair County Circuit Court.