according to Illinois law, the company should pay employees unu

http://www.illinoislegalaid.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.dsp_content&contentID=2425

不知道你所在州的情況。 Your case does not make any sense.

Do you have your employee manual handy? Look it up and find the answer. You can also search on line. Send your results to the HR person. Hope this can be settled in your favor.