LABOR CONCILIATOR- Leave Rights Division

Position Overview

This Labor Conciliator position is located at our Downtown Chicago Office located at 160 N LaSalle, Suite 1300. The Labor Conciliator will assist the PAID Leave Senior Public Service Administrator and the Division Chief in the Department of Labor. PAID Leave Division is responsible for assisting people recover unpaid wages as required by the various laws enforced by the Department. This unique opportunity offers an exceptional benefit package to include health insurance, vision, and dental insurance. We also offer deferred Compensation, life insurance and a pension. If you desire to become a valued member of our hard-working and respected team and if you are interested in helping your fellow citizen’s recoup the wages they are owed, we invite you to apply for this position

Essential Functions

• Independently researches, investigates, and settles complaints and alleged violations of Paid Leave Act for All Workers Act and other laws related to leave benefits, applying relevant laws, regulations, policies and/or precedents to reach conclusions. 
• Schedules and conducts resolution conferences, corrective action conferences, conciliation meetings, and settlement conferences; participates in formal hearings providing expert testimony. 
• Develops and prepares documents and reports regarding analyses, findings and recommendations related to investigations conducted under the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act and other leave provisions for use at all phases of investigation and enforcement process.
• Utilizes a laptop computer to write complete, accurate, and document inspection reports to be used in determining the need for possible enforcement action.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college, preferably supplemented by courses in labor law and industrial relations.
• Requires three years of professional experience with Illinois Labor Laws and conducting audits.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years of experience working with Labor Law rules, Acts, and regulations.
• Two (2) years of professional experience in labor conciliation and/or labor mediation.
• Two (2) years of experience preparing comprehensive reports with recommendations.
• Two (2) years of experience doing investigations and conducting hearing and conferences.
• One (1) year of experience processing and storing confidential documents.

Conditions of Employment

• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This requires the ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Requires the ability to carry and use a state-issued phone and laptop.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
• This position is considered medium work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(c)). Medium work involves lifting no more than 50 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Agency Statement

The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is one of Illinois' most important and dynamic Agencies. With an annual budget of $22.6 million, and an authorized staff of more than 120 full‐time employees, IDOL has the capacity and capability to provide administration and enforcement of over 25 labor and safety Laws. At IDOL, we take pride in our Agency's mission: to promote and protect the rights, wages, welfare, working conditions, safety, and health of Illinois workers, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, color, or sexual orientation, through enforcement of state labor laws, and to safeguard the public through regulation of amusement rides and to ensure compliance with all other labor standards.