Lost Wage Claims by the Numbers
For claims filed between Jan. 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015.
3,220
Claims for lost wages filed.
$15,473,500
Lost wages claims total.
1,033
Checks sent to workers (32% of total cases).
1,413
Cases closed without any record of a worker getting paid.
162 DAYS
Average time to resolve claim for lost wages.
144 CASES
Where workers had to wait more than a year to get the lost wages they were due.
Source: Illinois Department of Labor