Illinois day & temporary labor bonds.
$125 flat.
Illinois requires every day and temporary labor services agency to register with the Department of Labor and file a $5,000 surety bond. Our carrier's rate book sets the premium for this bond at a flat $125 — the price you see is the price you pay. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does an Illinois day & temporary labor bond cost?
$125 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Registration bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your IDOL registration
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to upload to the IDOL online registration portal or mail in. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Illinois regulates staffing agencies under the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (820 ILCS 175), administered by the Department of Labor's Fair Labor Standards Division. An agency that places day or temporary laborers must register with the Department and file a $5,000 surety bond as a condition of registration.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Illinois (the obligee), with day and temporary laborers as the protected parties. The bond stands behind your compliance with the Act — including paying the wages your workers are owed.
The bond must stay active for the life of your registration. Let it lapse and your registration can be affected — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $5,000 filing continuous.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $5,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with your IDOL registration. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to upload to the IDOL online registration portal or mail in. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$125 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.