Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3820 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/07/2025

                            104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 State of Illinois
 2025 and 2026 HB3820 Introduced , by Rep. Gregg Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 820 ILCS 65/11 new Amends the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Provides that an employer shall provide severance pay to a terminated employee equal to one week of pay for each full year of employment. Provides that, if the employer provides any employee with less than the number of days of notification required under the Act, the employer shall provide that employee with an additional 4 weeks of pay. Sets forth provisions concerning severance pay provided by the employer under a collective bargaining agreement and waiver of rights under the provisions. LRB104 12265 SPS 22377 b   A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 State of Illinois
 2025 and 2026 HB3820 Introduced , by Rep. Gregg Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:  820 ILCS 65/11 new 820 ILCS 65/11 new  Amends the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Provides that an employer shall provide severance pay to a terminated employee equal to one week of pay for each full year of employment. Provides that, if the employer provides any employee with less than the number of days of notification required under the Act, the employer shall provide that employee with an additional 4 weeks of pay. Sets forth provisions concerning severance pay provided by the employer under a collective bargaining agreement and waiver of rights under the provisions.  LRB104 12265 SPS 22377 b     LRB104 12265 SPS 22377 b   A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 State of Illinois
 2025 and 2026 HB3820 Introduced , by Rep. Gregg Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
820 ILCS 65/11 new 820 ILCS 65/11 new
820 ILCS 65/11 new
Amends the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Provides that an employer shall provide severance pay to a terminated employee equal to one week of pay for each full year of employment. Provides that, if the employer provides any employee with less than the number of days of notification required under the Act, the employer shall provide that employee with an additional 4 weeks of pay. Sets forth provisions concerning severance pay provided by the employer under a collective bargaining agreement and waiver of rights under the provisions.
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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 Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining
5  Notification Act is amended by adding Section 11 as follows:
6  (820 ILCS 65/11 new)
7  Sec. 11. Severance pay required.
8  (a) An employer shall provide severance pay to a
9  terminated employee equal to one week of pay for each full year
10  of employment. If the employer provides any employee with less
11  than the number of days of notification required under Section
12  10, the employer shall provide that employee with an
13  additional 4 weeks of pay. The rate of severance pay provided
14  by the employer under this Section shall be the average
15  regular rate of compensation received during the employee's
16  preceding 3 years of employment with the employer or the final
17  regular rate of compensation paid to the employee, whichever
18  rate is higher.
19  (b) Severance under this Section shall be considered
20  compensation due to an employee for back pay and losses
21  associated with the termination of the employment relationship
22  and earned in full upon the termination of the employment
23  relationship, notwithstanding the calculation of the amount of

 

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 State of Illinois
 2025 and 2026 HB3820 Introduced , by Rep. Gregg Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
820 ILCS 65/11 new 820 ILCS 65/11 new
820 ILCS 65/11 new
Amends the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Provides that an employer shall provide severance pay to a terminated employee equal to one week of pay for each full year of employment. Provides that, if the employer provides any employee with less than the number of days of notification required under the Act, the employer shall provide that employee with an additional 4 weeks of pay. Sets forth provisions concerning severance pay provided by the employer under a collective bargaining agreement and waiver of rights under the provisions.
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