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File a Complaint
The Department of Labor processes the following types of employment-related complaints. You may submit your complaint online or visit a Department of Labor office to submit a complaint in person.
Quick links to common types of complaints:
- Unpaid wages complaints
- To access the system, claimants will first need to create an Illinois Public ID account.
- Child labor complaints
- Paid leave complaints
- Equal pay complaints
- Prevailing wage complaints
Fair Labor Standards Division
Please be advised, claims that are e-mailed, mailed, or faxed will experience longer than normal wait times for processing. If you have internet access, you are highly encouraged to file your wage claim using the Department’s online system for more efficient processing.
- Online Wage Claim Form - Unpaid Wages, Minimum Wage, and Overtime Complaints.
To access the system, claimants will first need to create an Illinois Public ID account.
How to create an Illinois Public ID? - Printable Complaint Form - Unpaid Wages, Minimum Wage, and Overtime Complaints.
Wage Complaint Form I Spanish I Polish - Certificate of Service for Wage Claim
- Child Labor Online Complaint Form and Child Labor Paper Complaint Form
- Consumer Coverage Disclosure Complaint Form
- Day Labor Online Complaint form and Day Labor Paper Complaint Form
- Day Labor Complaint Form (Español) Formulario de queja para trabajo de dia/temporal
- One Day Rest in Seven Act (ODRISA) Complaint Form
- Nurse Agency Complaint Form
Leave Rights Division
- Child Extended Bereavement Leave Complaint Form
- Employee Sick Leave Complaint Form
- Family Bereavement Leave Complaint Form
- Paid Leave Complaint Form
For more information about the Paid Leave for All Workers Act, click here.
Conciliation and Mediation Division
- Employee Classification Online Complaint Form
Printable Complaint Form: English I Spanish I Polish - Equal Pay Complaint Form
- Personnel Records Review Complaint Form
- Prevailing Wage Complaint Form I Polish
- Right to Privacy in the Workplace Complaint Form
- Victims' Economic Security and Safety (VESSA) Complaint Form
- Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Complaint Form
Illinois OSHA
- Safety and Health Hazard Complaint Form (Only employees of State and local government agencies are covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act [820 ILCS 219/1-925])
- Safety and Health Hazard Online Complaint Form
- Whistleblower Complaint for Exercising Your Workplace Safety Rights State and local government employees can report retaliation by completing the form.
Other Inquiries
Listed below are inquiries or areas of concern that do not fall under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Department of Labor. For answers regarding those inquiries and concerns, please contact the appropriate government agency directly. Contact information for other government agencies are listed below.
Unemployment Insurance
- Illinois Department of Employment Security
- (800) 244-5631
Income Tax Withholding (including 1099s and W2s)
- Internal Revenue Service
- (800) 829-4933
Workers’ Compensation
- Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
- (312) 814-6500
Employee Benefits (ERISA/COBRA/Retirement/Pensions)
- U.S. Department of Labor - Employee Benefits Security Administration
- (312) 353-0900
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- U.S. Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Division
- (866) 487-9243
Workplace Safety and Health (private sector)
- U.S. Department of Labor - OSHA Regional Office
- (312) 353-2220
Employment Discrimination
- Illinois Department of Human Rights
- (312) 814-6200
Union Labor Practice
- Illinois Labor Relations Board (ILRB)
- (217) 785-3155
Minimum Wage
Illinois Department of Labor enforces the state minimum wage. Some local units of government may enforce a different minimum wage.
- Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection
- (312) 744-6060
- Cook County Minimum Wage
- (312) 603-1100
Nurse (RN/LPN) License Lookup
- Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
- (888) 473-4858