Jennifer J Froehlich is a Senior Counsel in our
Chicago office.
Phillip M Schreiber is a Partner in our
Chicago office.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- An amendment to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act
mandates reimbursement of certain employee expenses.
- Development of a detailed expense reimbursement policy for
Illinois employees is strongly advised.
An amendment to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act
went into effect on Jan. 1, 2019, requiring employer reimbursement
of certain employee expenses. Prior to this amendment, the Act and
its regulations were silent regarding reimbursement of
employment-related expenses.
The amendment requires an employer to reimburse an employee for
all "necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the
employee[.]" To be compensable, such expenses have to be
"within the employee's scope of employment and directly
related to services performed for the employer."
"Necessary expenditures" are defined as "all
reasonable
