PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

Amends the Private Employment Agency Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning applications for original licensure, renewal of licenses, recordkeeping, definitions, investigative authority of the Department of Labor, grounds for discipline, and disciplinary proceedings. Provides that the Department shall provide on its website, accessible to the public, a list of all licensed employment agencies and all employment agencies whose license has been suspended or registration revoked. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for an employment agency to violate certain provisions of the Illinois Minimum Wage Law and the Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for a private employment agency to interfere with the rights granted to an employee by any wage law in the State. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for an employer to accept a referral of an individual for employment from an employment agency not licensed under the Act. Eliminates criminal penalties; provides civil penalties for both employment agencies and employers for violating the Act. Provides that all fees and civil penalties collected under the Act shall be deposited into the Wage Theft Enforcement Fund.