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740 ILCS 170/10 (2026)

No employer may discharge or suspend any employee by reason of the fact that his earnings have been subjected to wage demands on his employer for any indebtedness

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(740 ILCS 170/10) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.11)
    Sec. 10. No employer may discharge or suspend any employee by reason of the fact that his earnings have been subjected to wage demands on his employer for any indebtedness. Any person violating this Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 79-502.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1994–1994 · leading case: Carter Coal Co. v. Human Rights Comm'n, 633 N.E.2d 202 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994).
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Carter Coal Co. v. Human Rights Comm'n, 633 N.E.2d 202 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). · cites it 2× “, 740 ILCS 170/10 (West 1992), 735 ILCS 5/12-818 (West 1992) (providing that an employee may not be discharged because his wages have been garnished); see also 720 ILCS 510/13 (West 1992) (prohibiting disciplinary action against one who refuses to participate in the performance…”
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