Illinois Director of Labor
| Illinois Director of Labor | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $179,300 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $23,898,900 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the governor's pleasure |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the governor |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Illinois Director of Labor
Jane Flanagan | |
| Other Illinois Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Comptroller • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Director • Insurance Director • Natural Resources Director • Labor Director • Illinois Commerce Commission | |
The Illinois Director of Labor is an appointed state executive position in the Illinois state government. The director serves at the governor's pleasure, and oversees the Illinois Department of Labor, which aims to promote and protect the rights, wages, welfare, working conditions, safety and health of Illinois workers through enforcement of the state labor laws.[1]
Current officeholder
The current Illinois Director of Labor is Jane Flanagan (nonpartisan). Flanagan assumed office in 2023.
Authority
The position of the Illinois Director of Labor was created in Article V of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
Article V, Section 5-20:
| Each department shall have an officer as its head who shall be known as director or secretary and who shall, subject to the provisions of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, execute the powers and discharge the duties vested by law in his or her respective department. The following officers are hereby created: [...] Director of Labor, for the Department of Labor.[2] |
Qualifications
| "The executive and administrative officers, whose offices are created by this Act, must have the qualifications prescribed by law..."[3] |
Elections
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Vacancies
Article V, Section 9 of the Illinois Constitution also covers the process for filling vacancies in the office of Illinois Director of Labor. Because the director of labor serves at the pleasure of the governor, the process for appointment is the same whether the governor appoints a new director or the current director stops serving in the office. The governor appoints the director with the advice and consent of the state Senate. If the Senate fails to act upon a nomination for appointment with in 60 days of it being made, the appointment will be considered to have received the advice and consent of the Senate. Vacancies occurring during Senate recesses are filled by temporary gubernatorial appointments. The governor must submit a nomination when the Senate reconvenes for advice and consent.[4]
Duties
The mission of the Illinois Department of Labor is to promote and protect the rights, wages, welfare, working conditions, safety and health of Illinois workers through enforcement of the state labor laws, to safeguard the public through regulation of amusement rides, and to ensure compliance with all other labor standards.[1]
The department is responsible for the administration and enforcement of more than 20 labor and safety laws.[1]
Divisions
As of January 19, 2021, the Department of Labor is organized into the following major areas:[1]
- Fair Labor Standards
- Conciliation and Mediation
- Illinois OSHA
- Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety
- Legal
- Administration
State budget
- See also: Illinois state budget and finances
The Department of Labor's budget for Fiscal Year 2025 was $23,898,900.[5]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $179,300, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $148,800, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2021
In 2021, the director received a salary of $146,400, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2020
In 2020, the director received a salary of $146,400, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2019
In 2019, the director received a salary of $124,090, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2018
In 2018, the director received a salary of $124,090, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2017
In 2017, the director received a salary of $124,090, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2016
In 2016, the director received a salary of $124,090, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2015
In 2015, the director received a salary of $124,090, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2014
In 2014, the director received a salary of $124,090, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2013
In 2013, the director received a salary of $124,090, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
2012
In 2012, the director received a salary of $124,090, according to the Council of State Governments.
2010
In 2010, the director received a salary of $124,100, according to the Council of State Governments.[17]
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Chicago Office
160 N. LaSalle Street, Suite C-1300
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-793-2800
Fax: 312-793-5257
TTY: 888-758-6053
Springfield Office
900 S. Spring Street
Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: 217-782-6206
Fax: 217-782-0596
Marion Office
2309 W. Main Street, Suite 115
Marion, IL 62959
Phone: 618-993-7090
Fax: 618-993-7258
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Illinois Department of Labor, "About" accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "(20 ILCS 5/) Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (General Provisions and Departments of State Government)," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "(20 ILCS 5/) Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (General Provisions and Departments of State Government)," accessed January 21, 2021
- ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "Constitution of the State of Illinois - Article V," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ State of Illinois Office of Management and Budget, "Fiscal Year 2025 Budget," accessed January 16, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 15, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 14, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed September 5, 2012
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