Law by state · IL

Tipping and service-charge law in Illinois

Illinois requires tips to be paid to the employee within 13 days after the end of the pay period in which they were earned. Service charges are not tips.
Source: 820 ILCS 115/4.1 · Verified 2026-09
Illinois allows deducting a proportional share of the card processing fee from a card tip, and no more.
Source: 820 ILCS 115/4.1 · Verified 2026-09

The federal baseline

Where to file

As a customer

Wage and Hour Division third-party complaint page
Federal Trade Commission, ReportFraud (anonymous allowed)
Illinois Attorney General consumer complaint

As a worker

Illinois Department of Labor complaint
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (confidential; customers and other third parties may report)

On the record in Illinois

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