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Wage claim application - IDOL Form link
You can file a claim for unpaid wages in Illinois through the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) website.
Can I use this form?
To use this program, you must have one of the following types of unpaid wages:
- Unpaid regular wages,
- Unpaid overtime wages,
- A minimum wage violation,
- Unpaid vacation pay,
- Unpaid bonus pay,
- Unpaid commission, or
- Illegal deductions.
You must also create an Illinois Public ID if you do not have one yet.
What do I need first?
To complete this program, you will need:
- Your employer's name, address, and phone number,
- The name of the person responsible for paying employees,
- The number of hours that you worked but were not paid,
- The dates you worked and how many hours per week for minimum wage and overtime claims
- The amount of vacation pay, bonuses, commissions, or illegal deductions that you are owed,
- The dates you took off as paid vacation days for vacation claims, and
- The employer's policies for vacation pay, bonuses, and commissions.
Last full review by a subject matter expert
March 06, 2019
Last revised by staff
May 24, 2020
Legal Comment
Legal Comment
exempt employees
Submitted by Kristy Conner on Wed, 06/07/2023 - 21:40
Salary is exempt from minimum wage and overtime laws. If the employer has no information for said status, is pay deductions acceptable for this wage claim.
Payroll deductions have to…
Submitted by Gwendelyn Daniels on Mon, 06/12/2023 - 09:47
Payroll deductions have to be agreed to in writing by the employee, regardless of whether the employee is exempt or non-exempt to be legal deductions in Illinois. Hope this helps!
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