103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2691 Introduced 1/10/2024, by Sen. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 820 ILCS 191/10820 ILCS 191/20 Amends the Employee Sick Leave Act. Provides that an employer may limit the use of personal sick leave benefits provided by the employer for absences due to an illness, injury, medical appointment, or personal care of the employee's covered family member to an amount not less than the personal sick leave that would be earned or accrued during 9 months (rather than 6 months) at the employee's then current rate of entitlement. Provides that, for employers who base personal sick leave benefits on an employee's years of service instead of annual or monthly accrual, such employer may limit the amount of sick leave to be used under this Act to three-fourths of the employee's maximum annual grant (rather than half of the employee's maximum annual grant). Provides that an employer may not require an employee to provide advance notice of his or her use of personal sick leave benefits. Makes a corresponding change. LRB103 35000 SPS 64914 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2691 Introduced 1/10/2024, by Sen. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 820 ILCS 191/10820 ILCS 191/20 820 ILCS 191/10 820 ILCS 191/20 Amends the Employee Sick Leave Act. Provides that an employer may limit the use of personal sick leave benefits provided by the employer for absences due to an illness, injury, medical appointment, or personal care of the employee's covered family member to an amount not less than the personal sick leave that would be earned or accrued during 9 months (rather than 6 months) at the employee's then current rate of entitlement. Provides that, for employers who base personal sick leave benefits on an employee's years of service instead of annual or monthly accrual, such employer may limit the amount of sick leave to be used under this Act to three-fourths of the employee's maximum annual grant (rather than half of the employee's maximum annual grant). Provides that an employer may not require an employee to provide advance notice of his or her use of personal sick leave benefits. Makes a corresponding change. LRB103 35000 SPS 64914 b LRB103 35000 SPS 64914 b A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2691 Introduced 1/10/2024, by Sen. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
820 ILCS 191/10820 ILCS 191/20 820 ILCS 191/10 820 ILCS 191/20
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Amends the Employee Sick Leave Act. Provides that an employer may limit the use of personal sick leave benefits provided by the employer for absences due to an illness, injury, medical appointment, or personal care of the employee's covered family member to an amount not less than the personal sick leave that would be earned or accrued during 9 months (rather than 6 months) at the employee's then current rate of entitlement. Provides that, for employers who base personal sick leave benefits on an employee's years of service instead of annual or monthly accrual, such employer may limit the amount of sick leave to be used under this Act to three-fourths of the employee's maximum annual grant (rather than half of the employee's maximum annual grant). Provides that an employer may not require an employee to provide advance notice of his or her use of personal sick leave benefits. Makes a corresponding change.
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1 AN ACT concerning employment.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Employee Sick Leave Act is amended by
5 changing Sections 10 and 20 as follows:
6 (820 ILCS 191/10)
7 Sec. 10. Use of leave; limitations.
8 (a) An employee may use personal sick leave benefits
9 provided by the employer for absences due to an illness,
10 injury, or medical appointment of the employee's child,
11 stepchild, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent,
12 mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, or
13 stepparent, or for personal care of a covered family member on
14 the same terms upon which the employee is able to use personal
15 sick leave benefits for the employee's own illness or injury.
16 An employer may request written verification of the employee's
17 absence from a health care professional if such verification
18 is required under the employer's employment benefit plan or
19 paid time off policy.
20 (b) An employer may limit the use of personal sick leave
21 benefits provided by the employer for absences due to an
22 illness, injury, medical appointment, or personal care of the
23 employee's covered family member to an amount not less than
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2691 Introduced 1/10/2024, by Sen. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
820 ILCS 191/10820 ILCS 191/20 820 ILCS 191/10 820 ILCS 191/20
820 ILCS 191/10
820 ILCS 191/20
Amends the Employee Sick Leave Act. Provides that an employer may limit the use of personal sick leave benefits provided by the employer for absences due to an illness, injury, medical appointment, or personal care of the employee's covered family member to an amount not less than the personal sick leave that would be earned or accrued during 9 months (rather than 6 months) at the employee's then current rate of entitlement. Provides that, for employers who base personal sick leave benefits on an employee's years of service instead of annual or monthly accrual, such employer may limit the amount of sick leave to be used under this Act to three-fourths of the employee's maximum annual grant (rather than half of the employee's maximum annual grant). Provides that an employer may not require an employee to provide advance notice of his or her use of personal sick leave benefits. Makes a corresponding change.
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1 the personal sick leave that would be earned or accrued during
2 9 6 months at the employee's then current rate of entitlement.
3 For employers who base personal sick leave benefits on an
4 employee's years of service instead of annual or monthly
5 accrual, such employer may limit the amount of sick leave to be
6 used under this Act to three-fourths half of the employee's
7 maximum annual grant.
8 (c) An employer who provides personal sick leave benefits
9 or a paid time off policy that would otherwise provide
10 benefits as required under subsections (a) and (b) shall not
11 be required to modify such benefits.
12 (d) An employer may not require an employee to provide
13 advance notice of his or her use of personal sick leave
14 benefits.
15 (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)
16 (820 ILCS 191/20)
17 Sec. 20. Retaliation prohibited. An employer shall not
18 deny an employee the right to use personal sick leave benefits
19 in accordance with this Act or discharge, threaten to
20 discharge, demote, suspend, or in any manner discriminate
21 against an employee for using personal sick leave benefits
22 with or without advance notice, attempting to exercise the
23 right to use personal sick leave benefits, filing a complaint
24 with the Illinois Department of Labor or alleging a violation
25 of this Act, cooperating in an investigation or prosecution of
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