Carol Ronen
- Democratic
Primary
Creates the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that no employer may discriminate between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages solely on the basis of the employee's gender. Prohibits retaliatory discharge or discrimination against an employee on the basis of the employee's use of the Act and provides for penalties for violations of the Act, including a Class B misdemeanor for retaliatory discharge or discrimination by the employer. Provides that the Director of Labor shall administer and enforce the Act. Provides that every employer subject to the Act shall preserve specified records for not less than 3 years. Provides that every employer covered by the Act shall post a notice summarizing the requirements of the Act. Provides that the Department of Labor shall conduct ongoing outreach and education efforts concerning the Act.
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0006
Effective Date January 1, 2004
Governor Approved
Sent to the Governor
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
Passed Both Houses
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-003-001
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 011-001-002
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary K. O'Brien
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
Assigned to Labor Committee
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
Arrived in House
Referred to Rules Committee
First Reading
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Third Reading - Passed; 053-002-001
Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Be Adopted Labor & Commerce; 009-000-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Be Adopted Labor & Commerce; 009-000-000
Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Ronen
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Ronen
Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted; Ronen
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended with Senate Amendment No. 3 from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed from the Illinois Community College Board
Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules
Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen
State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed from the Illinois State Board of Education
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Labor & Commerce; 007-001-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
Fiscal Note Filed As Introduced
Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Bill Brady
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2003
Do Pass as Amended Labor & Commerce; 009-000-000
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Labor & Commerce
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
Assigned to Labor & Commerce
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
First Reading
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen
Referred to Rules
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
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