This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses House Bill 5412 and House Bill 4600, recently signed into law by Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker. Both bills amend the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (WPCA). HB 5412 makes a primary contractor liable for wage theft committed by subcontractors. HB 4600 designates two categories of contractors as exempt from liability for unpaid wages and benefits (signatories of collective bargaining agreements and primary contractors altering or repairing an existing single unit). Additionally, HB 4600 limits the scope of the amendment to the WPCA, applying it only to contractors doing work in Illinois that exceeds $20,000 on private projects.