Rights of The People
Workplace Rights
The Attorney General's Workplace Rights Bureau protects and advances the employment rights of all Illinois residents, particularly the state's most vulnerable residents and immigrant populations. The bureau investigates and litigates cases involving serious or persistent wage law violations or other significant employment practices. It monitors and proposes legislation concerning labor and employment issues.
The Workplace Rights Bureau also advocates for important labor and employment law matters by drafting amicus curiae briefs and commenting on proposed regulatory changes. Additionally, the bureau conducts outreach and partners with other governmental entities, community groups, unions and businesses to increase the public's understanding of their employment rights and to better identify potentially noncompliant employers.
For more information or to file a complaint about an employer's practices, please call the Workplace Rights Hotline at 1-844-740-5076 or use the complaint form.
See a recap of significant Workplace Rights Actions
Past Reports
Filing a Workplace Rights Complaint
- The Workplace Rights Bureau of the Attorney General's Office investigates and litigates cases involving serious or persistent wage law violations or other significant employment practices, file a complaint about an employer's practices below.
Minors at Hearthside Eligible for Child Labor Settlement Funds
In January 2025, the Attorney General and Illinois Department of Labor settled a child labor investigation into Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC for $4.5 million. Individuals who were under the age of 16 when they worked at Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC (Hearthside), including if employed by a temporary staffing agency, are entitled to a portion of the settlement funds in the State’s lawsuit. Attorney General Kwame Raoul encourages any employee who was a minor when they worked at Hearthside Food Solutions in Illinois to review the eligibility requirements and file their claims online with the settlement administrator, Atticus Administration, at www.hearthsidefssettlement.com.
Downloadable Resources
Labor Law Unit
The Attorney General's Labor Law Unit is responsible for litigating cases referred from the Illinois Department of Labor concerning violations of the Illinois Minimum Wage Law, Illinois Prevailing Wage Law, Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act and Employee Classification Act. The Attorney General's Labor Law Unit also enforces the Illinois Department of Labor's administrative subpoenas.
Labor Law Unit, General Law Bureau
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
115 S. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603