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Illinois Governor Signs New Laws to Protect Workers

Illinois enacts three laws to restore worker protections lost under federal rollbacks, ensuring prevailing wage and safety standards apply statewide, affecting nearly one million federal employees, unions said.

Summary by WTWO News
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV)— Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill package Thursday aimed at protecting workers and supporting organized labor. Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1976, House Bill 1189, and House Bill 2488 to reaffirm his support for working families across the state and the Illinois Department of Labor. The collection of laws is designed to preserve current pay standards and worker protections against federal rollbac…

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WICS broke the news in on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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