Illinois Department of Labor Posts Updated Prevailing Wage Rates

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 26, 2017

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Ben Noble 312.793.1626
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Springfield—May 26, 2017. The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) announces that updated prevailing wage rates are now available. To view rates, visit https://www.illinois.gov/idol/Laws-Rules/CONMED/Pages/prevailing-wage-rates.aspx. These rates are effective for work performed on public works projects on or after Monday, June 5, 2017.

According to the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/0.01-12), contractors and subcontractors are required to pay laborers, workers, and mechanics employed on public works projects no less than the general prevailing rate of wages for work of similar character in the locality where the work is performed.

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