Joining the ranks of states which have enacted a specific statute to address the payment of wages via payroll debit card, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn last Wednesday signed legislation regulating payroll debit card practices in the state. The new law is generally consistent with the Illinois Department of Labor’s recent historical enforcement practice, in
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Illinois Court Rejects Attorney’s Claim For Alleged Unpaid Bonus
By Noel P. Tripp on
Similar to the wage-and-hour enforcement scheme of many other states including New York, in Illinois, the payment of incentive compensation is largely a matter of contract. Entitlement to incentive compensation, in particular bonuses paid pursuant to a company policy taking into account many criteria, under the governing statute attaches when the terms of the…