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Illinois House Bill HB4445

Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4445 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 820 ILCS 180/33 new Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act. Provides that every employer covered under the Act shall permit an employee or an employee's family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence to utilize for personal use an employer-provided electronic device to document or communicate an act of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence committed against the employee or the employee's family or household member. Requires employers to grant an employee who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence or an employee who has a family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim or domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence access to any photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or any other digital documents or communications stored on an employer-provided electronic device issued to the employee whenever such photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or other digital documents or communications are needed by the employee or the employee's family or household member during a criminal action or proceeding to establish or support an allegation of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence. Provides that, if an employee is seriously injured or incapacitated, the employer shall grant access to the described materials to a family or household member of the employee who requests access from the employer and whose interests are not adverse to the employee as it relates to the domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or other crime of violence. Provides that every employer covered by the Act shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places where employees are employed, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the Director of Labor, explaining these provisions. Effective immediately. LRB103 36406 SPS 66508 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4445 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 820 ILCS 180/33 new 820 ILCS 180/33 new Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act. Provides that every employer covered under the Act shall permit an employee or an employee's family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence to utilize for personal use an employer-provided electronic device to document or communicate an act of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence committed against the employee or the employee's family or household member. Requires employers to grant an employee who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence or an employee who has a family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim or domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence access to any photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or any other digital documents or communications stored on an employer-provided electronic device issued to the employee whenever such photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or other digital documents or communications are needed by the employee or the employee's family or household member during a criminal action or proceeding to establish or support an allegation of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence. Provides that, if an employee is seriously injured or incapacitated, the employer shall grant access to the described materials to a family or household member of the employee who requests access from the employer and whose interests are not adverse to the employee as it relates to the domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or other crime of violence. Provides that every employer covered by the Act shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places where employees are employed, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the Director of Labor, explaining these provisions. Effective immediately. LRB103 36406 SPS 66508 b LRB103 36406 SPS 66508 b A BILL FOR
22 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4445 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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55 Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act. Provides that every employer covered under the Act shall permit an employee or an employee's family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence to utilize for personal use an employer-provided electronic device to document or communicate an act of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence committed against the employee or the employee's family or household member. Requires employers to grant an employee who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence or an employee who has a family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim or domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence access to any photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or any other digital documents or communications stored on an employer-provided electronic device issued to the employee whenever such photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or other digital documents or communications are needed by the employee or the employee's family or household member during a criminal action or proceeding to establish or support an allegation of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence. Provides that, if an employee is seriously injured or incapacitated, the employer shall grant access to the described materials to a family or household member of the employee who requests access from the employer and whose interests are not adverse to the employee as it relates to the domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or other crime of violence. Provides that every employer covered by the Act shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places where employees are employed, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the Director of Labor, explaining these provisions. Effective immediately.
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1111 1 AN ACT concerning employment.
1212 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1313 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1414 4 Section 5. The Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act
1515 5 is amended by adding Section 33 as follows:
1616 6 (820 ILCS 180/33 new)
1717 7 Sec. 33. Employees' personal use of employer-provided
1818 8 electronic devices.
1919 9 (a) Every employer covered under this Act shall permit an
2020 10 employee or an employee's family or household member who is a
2121 11 victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual
2222 12 violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence to
2323 13 utilize for personal use an employer-provided electronic
2424 14 device to document or communicate an act of domestic violence,
2525 15 sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of
2626 16 violence committed against the employee or the employee's
2727 17 family or household member.
2828 18 (b) Every employer shall grant an employee who is a victim
2929 19 or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence,
3030 20 gender violence, or any other crime of violence or an employee
3131 21 who has a family or household member who is a victim or alleged
3232 22 victim or domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence,
3333 23 or any other crime of violence access to any photographs,
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4040 Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act. Provides that every employer covered under the Act shall permit an employee or an employee's family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence to utilize for personal use an employer-provided electronic device to document or communicate an act of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence committed against the employee or the employee's family or household member. Requires employers to grant an employee who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence or an employee who has a family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim or domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence access to any photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or any other digital documents or communications stored on an employer-provided electronic device issued to the employee whenever such photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or other digital documents or communications are needed by the employee or the employee's family or household member during a criminal action or proceeding to establish or support an allegation of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence. Provides that, if an employee is seriously injured or incapacitated, the employer shall grant access to the described materials to a family or household member of the employee who requests access from the employer and whose interests are not adverse to the employee as it relates to the domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or other crime of violence. Provides that every employer covered by the Act shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places where employees are employed, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the Director of Labor, explaining these provisions. Effective immediately.
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6868 1 voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or any other
6969 2 digital documents or communications stored on an
7070 3 employer-provided electronic device issued to the employee
7171 4 whenever such photographs, voice or video recordings, sound
7272 5 recordings, or other digital documents or communications are
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7474 7 member during a criminal action or proceeding to establish or
7575 8 support an allegation of domestic violence, sexual violence,
7676 9 gender violence, or any other crime of violence. If an
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7878 11 shall grant access to the materials described in this
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8080 13 requests access from the employer and whose interests are not
8181 14 adverse to the employee as it relates to the domestic
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8484 17 (c) Every employer covered by this Act shall post and keep
8585 18 posted on its premises, in conspicuous places where employees
8686 19 are employed, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the
8787 20 Director of Labor, explaining the provisions of this Section.
8888 21 The notice must be posted prominently in a place where it can
8989 22 be readily seen by employees and applicants for employment.
9090 23 The notice must be large enough to be easily read and contain
9191 24 fully legible text. Electronic posting is sufficient to meet
9292 25 this posting requirement if it otherwise meets the
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