9 | | - | 7 "Adverse employment action" means an action that a |
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13 | | - | 11 form, assembled in full or in another form such that the data |
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17 | | - | 15 26 U.S.C. 1563, except that "fifty percent" shall be |
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18 | | - | 16 substituted for "eighty percent" where "eighty percent" is |
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21 | | - | 19 equal to or less than the duration of an employee's shift, |
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22 | | - | 20 including hours, minutes, seconds, and any fraction thereof. |
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24 | | - | 22 "Employee" means a nonadministrative employee who is not |
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25 | | - | 23 exempt from the overtime and minimum wage requirements of the |
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| 10 | + | 8 employee work speed data for multiple employees, in summary |
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| 11 | + | 9 form, assembled in full or in another form such that the data |
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| 12 | + | 10 cannot be identified with any individual. |
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| 13 | + | 11 "Controlled group of corporations" has the meaning given |
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| 14 | + | 12 to that term under Section 1563 of the Internal Revenue Code, |
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| 15 | + | 13 26 U.S.C. 1563, except that 50% shall be substituted for 80% |
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| 16 | + | 14 where 80% is specified in that definition. |
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| 17 | + | 15 "Defined time period" means any unit of time measurement |
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| 18 | + | 16 equal to or less than the duration of an employee's shift, |
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| 19 | + | 17 including hours, minutes, seconds, and any fraction thereof. |
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| 20 | + | 18 "Designated employee representative" means any employee |
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| 21 | + | 19 representative, including, but not limited to, an authorized |
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| 22 | + | 20 employee representative who has a collective bargaining |
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| 23 | + | 21 relationship with the employer. |
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| 24 | + | 22 "Director" means the Director of Labor. |
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| 25 | + | 23 "Employee" means a nonadministrative employee who is not |
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41 | | - | 8 individual employee's performance of a quota, including, but |
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42 | | - | 9 not limited to, quantities of tasks performed, quantities of |
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45 | | - | 12 performance in relation to a quota, and time categorized as |
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51 | | - | 18 "Employer" means a person who directly or indirectly, or |
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52 | | - | 19 through an agent or any other person, including through the |
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53 | | - | 20 services of a third-party employer, temporary services or |
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54 | | - | 21 staffing agency, independent contractor, or any similar |
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55 | | - | 22 entity, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours, or |
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56 | | - | 23 working conditions of 250 or more employees at a single |
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57 | | - | 24 warehouse distribution center in the State or 1,000 or more |
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58 | | - | 25 employees at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the |
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| 35 | + | 2 federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, and who |
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| 36 | + | 3 works at a warehouse distribution center and is subject to a |
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| 37 | + | 4 quota as defined in this Section. "Employee" does not include |
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| 38 | + | 5 a driver or courier to or from a warehouse distribution |
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| 39 | + | 6 center. |
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| 40 | + | 7 "Employee work speed data" means information an employer |
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| 41 | + | 8 collects, stores, analyzes, or interprets relating to an |
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| 42 | + | 9 individual employee's performance of a quota, including, but |
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| 43 | + | 10 not limited to, quantities of tasks performed, quantities of |
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| 44 | + | 11 items or materials handled or produced, rates or speeds of |
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| 45 | + | 12 tasks performed, measurements or metrics of employee |
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| 46 | + | 13 performance in relation to a quota, and time categorized as |
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| 47 | + | 14 performing tasks or not performing tasks. "Employee work speed |
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| 48 | + | 15 data" does not include itemized wage statements or data that |
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| 49 | + | 16 does not relate to the performance of a quota, except for any |
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| 50 | + | 17 content of those records that includes employee work speed |
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| 51 | + | 18 data. |
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| 52 | + | 19 "Employer" means a person who directly or indirectly, or |
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| 53 | + | 20 through an agent or any other person, including through the |
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| 54 | + | 21 services of a third-party employer, temporary services or |
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| 55 | + | 22 staffing agency, independent contractor, or any similar |
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| 56 | + | 23 entity, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours, or |
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| 57 | + | 24 working conditions of 100 or more employees at a single |
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| 58 | + | 25 warehouse distribution center in the State or 1,000 or more |
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| 59 | + | 26 employees at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the |
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72 | | - | 3 warehouse distribution center or at one or more warehouse |
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73 | | - | 4 distribution centers in the State. |
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74 | | - | 5 "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, |
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75 | | - | 6 limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited |
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76 | | - | 7 liability company, business trust, estate, trust, association, |
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77 | | - | 8 joint venture, agency, instrumentality, or any other legal or |
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78 | | - | 9 commercial entity, whether domestic or foreign. |
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79 | | - | 10 "Quota" means a work performance standard under which an |
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80 | | - | 11 employee is assigned or required to perform at a specified |
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81 | | - | 12 productivity speed or a quantified number of tasks or to |
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82 | | - | 13 handle or produce a quantified amount of material within a |
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83 | | - | 14 defined time period and under which the employee may suffer an |
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84 | | - | 15 adverse employment action if the employee fails to complete or |
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85 | | - | 16 meet the performance standard. |
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86 | | - | 17 "Warehouse distribution center" means an establishment as |
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87 | | - | 18 defined by any of the following North American Industry |
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88 | | - | 19 Classification System (NAICS) codes, however such |
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89 | | - | 20 establishment is denominated: |
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90 | | - | 21 (1) 493 for Warehousing and Storage, but does not |
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91 | | - | 22 include 493130 for Farm Product Warehousing and Storage; |
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92 | | - | 23 (2) 423 for Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods; |
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93 | | - | 24 (3) 424 for Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods, |
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94 | | - | 25 but does not include 424510 for Grain and Field Bean |
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95 | | - | 26 Merchant Wholesalers, 424520 for Livestock Merchant |
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| 70 | + | 1 State. For the purposes of this definition, all employees of a |
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| 71 | + | 2 controlled group of corporations shall be counted in |
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| 72 | + | 3 determining the number of employees employed at a single |
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| 73 | + | 4 warehouse distribution center or at one or more warehouse |
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| 74 | + | 5 distribution centers in the State. |
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| 75 | + | 6 "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, |
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| 76 | + | 7 limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited |
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| 77 | + | 8 liability company, business trust, estate, trust, association, |
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| 78 | + | 9 joint venture, agency, instrumentality, or any other legal or |
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| 79 | + | 10 commercial entity, whether domestic or foreign. |
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| 80 | + | 11 "Quota" means a work performance standard under which: |
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| 81 | + | 12 (1) an employee is assigned or required to perform at |
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| 82 | + | 13 a specified productivity speed or a quantified number of |
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| 83 | + | 14 tasks or to handle or produce a quantified amount of |
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| 84 | + | 15 material within a defined time period and under which the |
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| 85 | + | 16 employee may suffer an adverse employment action if the |
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| 86 | + | 17 employee fails to complete or meet the performance |
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| 87 | + | 18 standard; or |
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| 88 | + | 19 (2) categorizes and measures an employee's actions |
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| 89 | + | 20 between time performing tasks and not performing tasks, |
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| 90 | + | 21 and the employee's failure to complete or meet a task |
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| 91 | + | 22 performance standard may lead to an adverse employment |
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| 92 | + | 23 action. |
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| 93 | + | 24 "Warehouse distribution center" means an establishment as |
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| 94 | + | 25 defined by any of the following North American Industry |
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| 95 | + | 26 Classification System (NAICS) codes, however such |
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107 | | - | 2 Material Wholesalers; or |
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108 | | - | 3 (4) 454110 for Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order |
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109 | | - | 4 Houses. |
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110 | | - | 5 Section 10. Disclosure of quotas. Each employer shall |
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111 | | - | 6 provide to each employee, upon hire or within 30 days after the |
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112 | | - | 7 effective date of this Act, whichever is later, a written |
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113 | | - | 8 description of each quota to which the employee is subject, |
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114 | | - | 9 including the quantified number of tasks to be performed or |
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115 | | - | 10 materials to be produced or handled within the defined time |
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116 | | - | 11 period, and any potential adverse employment action that could |
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117 | | - | 12 result from failure to meet the quota. Each time the quota |
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118 | | - | 13 changes thereafter, the employer shall provide an updated |
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119 | | - | 14 written description of each quota to which the employee is |
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120 | | - | 15 subject within 5 business days of the quota change. If an |
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121 | | - | 16 employer takes an adverse employment action against an |
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122 | | - | 17 employee based on a quota, the employee has a right to request, |
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123 | | - | 18 and the employer shall provide, a written explanation |
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124 | | - | 19 regarding the manner in which the employee failed to perform, |
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125 | | - | 20 including the applicable quota and comparison of the |
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126 | | - | 21 employee's work performance in relation to that quota. If an |
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127 | | - | 22 employee requests a written description of the quotas to which |
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128 | | - | 23 the employee was subject and a copy of the employee's own |
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129 | | - | 24 personal work speed data pursuant to this Section, the |
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130 | | - | 25 employer shall comply with this request as soon as |
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| 106 | + | 1 establishment is denominated: |
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| 107 | + | 2 (1) 493 for Warehousing and Storage, but does not |
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| 108 | + | 3 include 493130 for Farm Product Warehousing and Storage; |
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| 109 | + | 4 (2) 423 for Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods; |
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| 110 | + | 5 (3) 424 for Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods, |
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| 111 | + | 6 but does not include 424510 for Grain and Field Bean |
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| 112 | + | 7 Merchant Wholesalers, 424520 for Livestock Merchant |
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| 113 | + | 8 Wholesalers, and 424590 for Other Farm Product Raw |
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| 114 | + | 9 Material Wholesalers; |
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| 115 | + | 10 (4) 454110 for Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order |
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| 116 | + | 11 Houses; or |
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| 117 | + | 12 (5) 492110 for Couriers and Express Delivery Services. |
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| 118 | + | 13 Section 10. Disclosure of quotas. Each employer shall |
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| 119 | + | 14 provide to each employee, upon hire or within 30 days after the |
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| 120 | + | 15 effective date of this Act, whichever is later, a written |
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| 121 | + | 16 description of each quota to which the employee is subject, |
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| 122 | + | 17 including the quantified number of tasks to be performed or |
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| 123 | + | 18 materials to be produced or handled within the defined time |
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| 124 | + | 19 period, and any potential adverse employment action that could |
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| 125 | + | 20 result from failure to meet the quota. Each time the quota |
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| 126 | + | 21 changes thereafter, the employer shall provide an updated |
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| 127 | + | 22 written description of each quota to which the employee is |
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| 128 | + | 23 subject within 2 business days of the quota change. If an |
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| 129 | + | 24 employer takes an adverse employment action against an |
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| 130 | + | 25 employee based on a quota, the employee has a right to request, |
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142 | | - | 2 of the request. |
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143 | | - | 3 Section 15. Protection from quotas. An employee shall not |
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144 | | - | 4 be required to meet a quota that prevents compliance with meal |
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145 | | - | 5 or rest periods or use of bathroom facilities, including |
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146 | | - | 6 reasonable travel time to and from bathroom facilities. An |
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147 | | - | 7 employer shall not take adverse employment action against an |
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148 | | - | 8 employee for failure to meet a quota that does not allow a |
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149 | | - | 9 worker to comply with meal and rest periods or for failure to |
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150 | | - | 10 meet a quota that has not been disclosed to the employee |
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151 | | - | 11 pursuant to Section 10. |
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152 | | - | 12 Section 20. Time on task. Consistent with existing law, |
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153 | | - | 13 paid and unpaid breaks shall not be considered productive time |
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154 | | - | 14 for the purpose of any quota or monitoring system unless the |
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155 | | - | 15 employee is required to remain on call. |
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156 | | - | 16 Section 25. Recordkeeping. Each employer shall establish, |
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157 | | - | 17 maintain, and preserve for 3 years contemporaneous, true, and |
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158 | | - | 18 accurate records to ensure compliance with employee and |
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159 | | - | 19 Director requests for data. Nothing in this Section shall |
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160 | | - | 20 require an employer to keep such records if such employer does |
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161 | | - | 21 not use quotas or monitor work speed data as a performance |
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162 | | - | 22 standard that leads to an adverse employment action. An |
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163 | | - | 23 employer is not obligated to produce data that does not |
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| 141 | + | 1 and the employer shall provide, a written explanation |
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| 142 | + | 2 regarding the manner in which the employee failed to perform, |
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| 143 | + | 3 including the applicable quota and comparison of the |
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| 144 | + | 4 employee's work performance in relation to that quota. If an |
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| 145 | + | 5 employee requests a written description of the quotas to which |
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| 146 | + | 6 the employee was subject and a copy of the employee's own |
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| 147 | + | 7 personal work speed data pursuant to this Section, the |
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| 148 | + | 8 employer shall comply with this request as soon as |
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| 149 | + | 9 practicable, but no later than 3 calendar days after the date |
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| 150 | + | 10 of the request. |
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| 151 | + | 11 Section 15. Protection from quotas. An employee shall not |
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| 152 | + | 12 be required to meet a quota that prevents compliance with meal |
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| 153 | + | 13 or rest periods or use of bathroom facilities, including |
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| 154 | + | 14 reasonable travel time to and from bathroom facilities. An |
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| 155 | + | 15 employer shall not take adverse employment action against an |
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| 156 | + | 16 employee for failure to meet a quota that does not allow a |
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| 157 | + | 17 worker to comply with meal and rest periods or for failure to |
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| 158 | + | 18 meet a quota that has not been disclosed to the employee |
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| 159 | + | 19 pursuant to Section 10. |
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| 160 | + | 20 Section 20. Time on task. Consistent with existing law, |
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| 161 | + | 21 paid and unpaid breaks shall not be considered productive time |
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| 162 | + | 22 for the purpose of any quota or monitoring system unless the |
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| 163 | + | 23 employee is required to remain on call. |
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175 | | - | 2 Section 30. Employee's right to request records. |
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176 | | - | 3 (a) A current employee has the right to request a written |
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177 | | - | 4 description of each quota to which the employee is subject. If |
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178 | | - | 5 a current or former employee believes that the current or |
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179 | | - | 6 former employee has received an adverse employment action as |
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180 | | - | 7 the result of failing to meet a quota, or that meeting a quota |
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181 | | - | 8 caused a violation of the employee's right to a meal or rest |
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182 | | - | 9 period or use of bathroom facilities, the current or former |
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183 | | - | 10 employee has the right to request, and the employer shall |
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184 | | - | 11 provide, a written description of each quota to which the |
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185 | | - | 12 employee is subject, a copy of the most recent 90 days of the |
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186 | | - | 13 employee's own personal work speed data, and a copy of the |
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187 | | - | 14 aggregated work speed data for similar employees at the same |
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188 | | - | 15 establishment for the same time period. |
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189 | | - | 16 (b) Requested records under this Section shall be provided |
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190 | | - | 17 at no cost to the current or former employee. |
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191 | | - | 18 (c) Nothing in this Section shall require an employer to |
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192 | | - | 19 use quotas or monitor work speed data. An employer that does |
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193 | | - | 20 not monitor this data has no obligation to provide it. |
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194 | | - | 21 (d) The rights afforded under this Section are independent |
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195 | | - | 22 of any other right afforded to an employee or former employee |
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196 | | - | 23 under any State or federal law, including, but not limited to, |
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197 | | - | 24 the Personnel Records Review Act, to access documents |
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198 | | - | 25 maintained by an employer. |
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| 174 | + | 1 Section 25. Recordkeeping. Each employer shall establish, |
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| 175 | + | 2 maintain, and preserve for 3 years contemporaneous, true, and |
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| 176 | + | 3 accurate records to ensure compliance with employee and |
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| 177 | + | 4 Director requests for data. Nothing in this Section shall |
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| 178 | + | 5 require an employer to keep such records if such employer does |
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| 179 | + | 6 not use quotas or monitor work speed data as a performance |
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| 180 | + | 7 standard that leads to an adverse employment action. An |
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| 181 | + | 8 employer is not obligated to produce data that does not |
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| 182 | + | 9 constitute employee work speed data. |
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| 183 | + | 10 Section 30. Employee's right to request records. |
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| 184 | + | 11 (a) A current employee has the right to request a written |
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| 185 | + | 12 description of each quota to which the employee is subject. If |
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| 186 | + | 13 a current or former employee believes that the current or |
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| 187 | + | 14 former employee has received an adverse employment action as |
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| 188 | + | 15 the result of failing to meet a quota, or that meeting a quota |
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| 189 | + | 16 caused a violation of the employee's right to a meal or rest |
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| 190 | + | 17 period or use of bathroom facilities, the current or former |
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| 191 | + | 18 employee has the right to request, and the employer shall |
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| 192 | + | 19 provide, a written description of each quota to which the |
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| 193 | + | 20 employee is subject, a copy of the most recent 90 days of the |
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| 194 | + | 21 employee's own personal work speed data, and a copy of the |
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| 195 | + | 22 aggregated work speed data for similar employees at the same |
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| 196 | + | 23 establishment for the same time period. |
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| 197 | + | 24 (b) Requested records under this Section shall be provided |
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| 198 | + | 25 at no cost to the current or former employee. |
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210 | | - | 2 Act, there shall be a rebuttable presumption of unlawful |
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211 | | - | 3 retaliation if an employer takes any adverse employment action |
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212 | | - | 4 against an employee within 90 days of the employee doing |
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213 | | - | 5 either of the following: |
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214 | | - | 6 (1) initiating the employee's first request in a |
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215 | | - | 7 calendar year for information about a quota or personal |
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216 | | - | 8 work speed data pursuant to Section 30 of this Act; or |
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217 | | - | 9 (2) making a complaint related to a quota alleging any |
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218 | | - | 10 violation of Sections 10, 15, or 20 of this Act, |
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219 | | - | 11 inclusive, to the Director, the Department, or the |
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220 | | - | 12 employer. |
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221 | | - | 13 Section 40. Notice to employees. Every employer covered by |
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222 | | - | 14 this Act shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places on |
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223 | | - | 15 the premises of the employer where notices to employees are |
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224 | | - | 16 customarily posted, a notice, to be prepared or approved by |
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225 | | - | 17 the Director of Labor, regarding employees' rights under this |
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226 | | - | 18 Act, including what constitutes a permissible quota and |
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227 | | - | 19 employees' right to request quota and work speed data |
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228 | | - | 20 information, and making a complaint to various State |
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229 | | - | 21 authorities regarding a violation of an employee's quota |
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230 | | - | 22 rights under this Act. |
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231 | | - | 23 Section 45. Enforcement. The Department of Labor shall |
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| 210 | + | 2 use quotas or monitor work speed data. An employer that does |
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| 211 | + | 3 not monitor this data has no obligation to provide it. |
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| 212 | + | 4 (d) The rights afforded under this Section are independent |
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| 213 | + | 5 of any other right afforded to an employee or former employee |
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| 214 | + | 6 under any State or federal law, including, but not limited to, |
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| 215 | + | 7 the Personnel Records Review Act, to access documents |
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| 216 | + | 8 maintained by an employer. |
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| 217 | + | 9 Section 35. Unlawful retaliation. For purposes of this |
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| 218 | + | 10 Act, there shall be a rebuttable presumption of unlawful |
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| 219 | + | 11 retaliation if an employer takes any adverse employment action |
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| 220 | + | 12 against an employee within 90 days of the employee doing |
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| 221 | + | 13 either of the following: |
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| 222 | + | 14 (1) Initiating the employee's first request in a |
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| 223 | + | 15 calendar year for information about a quota or personal |
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| 224 | + | 16 work speed data pursuant to Section 30 of this Act. |
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| 225 | + | 17 (2) Making a complaint related to a quota alleging any |
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| 226 | + | 18 violation of Sections 10, 15, or 20 of this Act, |
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| 227 | + | 19 inclusive, to the Director, the Department, or the |
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| 228 | + | 20 employer. |
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| 229 | + | 21 Section 40. Notice to employees. Every employer covered by |
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| 230 | + | 22 this Act shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places on |
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| 231 | + | 23 the premises of the employer where notices to employees are |
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| 232 | + | 24 customarily posted, a notice, to be prepared or approved by |
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242 | | - | 1 adopt rules to implement and enforce this Act. The Director |
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243 | | - | 2 shall be authorized to enforce this Act and to assess damages |
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244 | | - | 3 payable to the employee and civil penalties. |
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245 | | - | 4 Section 50. Workplace inspections. If a particular work |
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246 | | - | 5 site or employer that uses quotas as a performance standard to |
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247 | | - | 6 determine adverse employment actions and is subject to this |
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248 | | - | 7 Act is found to have an annual employee injury rate of at least |
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249 | | - | 8 1.5 times as high as the warehousing industry's average annual |
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250 | | - | 9 injury rate as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' |
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251 | | - | 10 most recent fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries and |
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252 | | - | 11 illnesses data, the Director shall determine whether an |
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253 | | - | 12 investigation of violations pursuant to this Act, if relevant |
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254 | | - | 13 to the Director's authority, is appropriate. |
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255 | | - | 14 Section 55. Private right of action. A current or former |
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256 | | - | 15 employee may bring an action for injunctive relief to obtain |
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257 | | - | 16 compliance with Sections 10, 15, 20, and 30 and may, upon |
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258 | | - | 17 prevailing in the action, recover costs and reasonable |
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259 | | - | 18 attorney's fees in such action. In any action involving a |
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260 | | - | 19 quota that prevented the compliance with applicable |
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261 | | - | 20 regulations on workplace safety and health or meal or rest |
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262 | | - | 21 break requirements, the injunctive relief shall be limited to |
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263 | | - | 22 suspension of the quota and any adverse action that resulted |
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264 | | - | 23 from its enforcement by the employer. |
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| 243 | + | 1 the Director of Labor, regarding employees' rights under this |
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| 244 | + | 2 Act, including what constitutes a permissible quota and |
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| 245 | + | 3 employees' right to request quota and work speed data |
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| 246 | + | 4 information, and making a complaint to various State |
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| 247 | + | 5 authorities regarding a violation of an employee's quota |
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| 248 | + | 6 rights under this Act. |
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| 249 | + | 7 Section 45. Enforcement. The Department of Labor shall |
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| 250 | + | 8 adopt rules to implement and enforce this Act. The Director |
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| 251 | + | 9 shall be authorized to enforce this Act and to assess damages |
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| 252 | + | 10 payable to the employee and civil penalties. |
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| 253 | + | 11 Section 50. Workplace inspections. If a particular work |
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| 254 | + | 12 site or employer that uses quotas as a performance standard to |
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| 255 | + | 13 determine adverse employment actions and is subject to this |
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| 256 | + | 14 Act is found to have an annual employee injury rate of at least |
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| 257 | + | 15 1.5 times as high as the warehousing industry's average annual |
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| 258 | + | 16 injury rate as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' |
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| 259 | + | 17 most recent fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries and |
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| 260 | + | 18 illnesses data, the Director shall determine whether an |
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| 261 | + | 19 investigation of violations pursuant to this Act, if relevant |
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| 262 | + | 20 to the Director's authority, is appropriate. |
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| 263 | + | 21 Section 55. Private right of action. A current or former |
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| 264 | + | 22 employee or his or her designated employee representative may |
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| 265 | + | 23 bring an action for injunctive relief to obtain compliance |
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276 | | - | 2 General, pursuant to the authority under Section 6.3 of the |
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277 | | - | 3 Attorney General Act, may initiate or intervene in a civil |
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278 | | - | 4 action in the name of the People of the State in any circuit |
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279 | | - | 5 court to obtain all appropriate relief for violations |
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280 | | - | 6 established under this Act. |
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282 | | - | 8 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. |
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| 276 | + | 1 with Sections 10, 15, 20, and 30 and may, upon prevailing in |
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| 277 | + | 2 the action, recover costs and reasonable attorney's fees in |
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| 278 | + | 3 such action. In any action involving a quota that prevented |
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| 279 | + | 4 the compliance with applicable regulations on workplace safety |
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| 280 | + | 5 and health or meal or rest break requirements, the injunctive |
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| 281 | + | 6 relief shall be limited to suspension of the quota and any |
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| 282 | + | 7 adverse action that resulted from its enforcement by the |
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| 283 | + | 8 employer. |
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| 284 | + | 9 Section 60. Attorney General; powers. The Attorney |
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| 285 | + | 10 General, pursuant to the authority under Section 6.3 of the |
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| 286 | + | 11 Attorney General Act, may initiate or intervene in a civil |
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| 287 | + | 12 action in the name of the People of the State in any circuit |
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| 288 | + | 13 court to obtain all appropriate relief for violations |
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| 289 | + | 14 established under this Act. |
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| 290 | + | 15 Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are |
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| 291 | + | 16 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. |
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