New Quota Law Coming to Illinois Warehouse Distribution Centers in 2026

In recent years, Illinois has gone the way of states like California and New York by expanding workplace protections for employees. That trend was evident in 2024 with the passage of several laws that took effect on January 1, 2025. Those laws provide additional rights to employees with respect to pay transparency, whistleblowing, E-Verify, captive audience meetings and rights under the Illinois Human Rights Act, to name a few. The trend has continued in the new year with the Illinois legislature passing the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (HB 2547), which the governor is expected to sign. Effective January 1, 2026, the Act will impose new obligations on employers operating large warehouse distribution centers in Illinois where employees are held to a quota.