Illinois Equal Pay Certificate Requirements Amended

In the past six months, Illinois enacted SB 1480 and SB 1847, which amended various laws including the Illinois Equal Pay Act (the "Act"). Governor Pritzker signed SB 1480 into law on March 23, 2021 ("March 2021 Amendments"). As previously discussed, SB 1480 will require employers that currently file EEO-1 reports to submit similar reports to the state of Illinois, and includes new pay data reporting and certification requirements, among other obligations. On June 25, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed SB 1847 into law, which further amended the Act ("Recent Amendments"). The most significant changes between the March and Recent Amendments include:

• a shortened timeline to obtain the required equal pay certification;