IL SB3811

Expands program applicability from employers with fewer than 25 employees to all employers with at least one employee in Illinois.

Establishes automatic annual increases to employee contribution rates up to a maximum of 10% of wages, based on a schedule set by the Board.

Changes penalty structure: $250 per employee for first year of noncompliance and $500 per employee for subsequent years; Department determines employee count using annual average from quarterly employer-reported data.

Allows Department to provide penalty notices in electronic format as determined by the Department.

Makes penalty provisions operative by January 1, 2021, rather than 9 months after the Board notifies the Director of program implementation.