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2025 Conciliation and Mediation
Mission Statement To promote and protect the rights, wages, welfare, safety and health of Illinois workers through enforcement of state labor laws and timely resolution of labor disputes
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Ensure proper classification of employees in the construction industry
    1. Promote equal access to the workplace
      1. Ensure payment of prevailing wage on public works projects
        Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Employee Classification Fund Statutory Authority Multiple
        Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
        Input Indicators
        Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 5,315.6 $ 1,608.5 $ 1,736.9 $ 1,555.3 $ 1,432.0
        Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 5,315.6 $ 1,608.5 $ 1,736.9 $ 1,555.3 $ 1,432.0
        Average monthly full-time equivalents 17.0 16.0 25.0 16.0 16.0
        Output Indicators
        Number of complaints opened under Other Conciliation and Mediation Laws 420.0 422.0 580.0 581.0 919.0
        Number of complaints opened and assigned under Prevailing Wage 430.0 390.0 330.0 334.0 919.0
        Outcome Indicators
        Dollar amount collected on behalf of workers under Prevailing Wage (in dollars) $ 800,000.00 $ 853,800.00 $ 490,000.00 $ 489,700.00 $ 577,900.00
        Number of cases completed under other Conciliation and Mediation Laws 555.0 556.0 610.0 616.0 507.0
        Number of Prevailing Wage violations issued 8.0 8.0 10.0 10.0 13.0
        Dollar amount of penalties collected under Prevailing Wage (in thousands) (in dollars) $ 145,000.00 $ 156,400.00 $ 116.00 $ 116.00 $ 134.90
        Number of cases completed under Prevailing Wage 310.0 305.0 325.0 313.0 212.0
        Efficiency/Cost-Effectiveness Indicators
        Average days to complete a Prevailing Wage case (a) 570.0 759.0 450.0 462.0 508.0
        Footnotes
        Staffing shortages caused the delays. Hiring in fiscal year 2026 will assist in making the case examinations more efficient.

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