Equal Pay Act of 2003

The Equal Pay Act of 2003 prohibits employers from paying unequal wages to men and women for doing the same or substantially similar work, requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility, under similar working conditions for the same employer in the same county, except if the wage difference is based upon a seniority system, a merit system, a system measuring earnings by quantity or quality of production, or factors other than gender. It also prohibits employers from paying African-American employees less than another employee who is not African-American for the same or substantially similar work.​​​

Contact Number​

Information: (312) 793-6797​

Toll Free HOTLINE: (866) EPA-IDOL (866-372-4365)​

Forms/Links

• See the law (Legislative Website)
• Administrative Code, 56 Ill. Adm. Code 320
• Complaint Form
  If you are having issues opening the Complaint Form please use Internet Explorer or right click "Complaint Form", click "Save Link As...", and save the complaint form to your desktop. Double click the PDF on your desktop to open it in Adobe Reader.
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (External Website)
• Equal Pay Act 2015 Annual Report
• Equal Pay Act 2016 Annual Report
• Equal Pay Act 2017 Annual Report
• Equal Pay Act 2018 Annual Report