The study found that, even with the same college degree, students from low-income families earn less than those from middle ...

A new report finds that having a college degree, the type of degree a student obtains, and what career they go into is ...

On March 23, 2021, Illinois amended the state’s Equal Pay Act of 2003 to include additional reporting requirements targeted at identifying gender and racial pay disparities.

On July 31, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker approved an amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (Act) which sets in motion the short 60-day time frame in which employers must comply ...

Illinois’ last minimum wage increase came in 2010, when it was raised to $8.25 as part of a four-step increase implemented in 2006 under former governor Rod Blagojevich. Illinois’ current rate is ...

A new report finds Illinois renters must earn nearly double minimum wage to afford a two-bedroom apartment.

Laws are on the books in Illinois designed to help close the damaging gender wage gap, but many women are unaware of them. To change that, a $350,000 grant has been awarded to the Illinois ...

Illinois will be one of 10 states with a minimum wage of $15 or greater, according to the National Employment Law Project. Twenty-two other states are also increasing their wages on Jan. 1.

SEE MORE: 2025 New Illinois laws in effect on Jan. 1 from health insurance to digital driver's licenses, more The 2019 minimum wage law marked the first increase since the wage hit $8.25 in 2010.