IL SB2164

Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act to strengthen enforcement of Department of Labor wage claim decisions by treating unpaid final administrative decisions as debts owed to the State, enforceable like civil court judgments using all available legal remedies including those under Article XII of the Code of Civil Procedure

Increases non-waivable administrative fees employers must pay when ordered to pay owed wages: from $250 to $500 for amounts $3,000 or less; from $500 to $750 for amounts between $3,000 and $10,000; and from $1,000 to $1,250 for amounts $10,000 or more

Specifies that the 5% monthly damages for unpaid wages in administrative claims accrue until the final Department decision becomes a debt owed to the State, and the 1% daily penalty accrues similarly until that date

Establishes that unpaid wages, penalties, damages, fines, or fees remaining after judicial review (or failure to pursue review) become debts owed to the State collectible through all legal remedies

Provides that procedural changes in the Act apply retroactively while substantive changes apply prospectively, with changes to available remedies classified as procedural in nature