This year,
Municipal Minute will be counting down to the New Year with updates on
legislation that will be effective starting on January 1, 2025.
Public Act 103-0539 made several changes to the Equal
Pay Act. Starting on January 1, 2025, all employers (including units of local
government) with 15 or more employees must include a pay scale for all
positions and job postings. Employers who create external job postings must
also share information on vacant positions internally, including for
promotional opportunities, within 14 days of the public posting.
The Act
also provides that all employers, regardless of the number of employees, must
disclose the pay scale and available benefits to all applicants before the
applicant makes a request for the information.
Finally,
in addition to current record keeping requirements, employers must document the
pay scale and benefits for all positions.
Employers
may be subject to fines of up to $500 for the first offense if they are found
in violation of this new statutory requirement.
Post Authored by Alexis Carter & Julie Tappendorf, Ancel Glink