Chapter 820 — EMPLOYMENT

(820 ILCS 148/35) Sec. 35. Home rule. This Act is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions in accordance with subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. A home rule unit may not regulate its employees in a manner that is inconsistent…

(820 ILCS 148/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Civil air patrol leave" means leave requested by an employee who is a member of the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force commonly known as the Civil Air Patrol. "Employee" means any person who may be permitted, requ…

(820 ILCS 149/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act. (Source: P.A. 103-450, eff. 1-1-24.)

(820 ILCS 149/10) Sec. 10. Paid leave for blood donation; administration. (a) On request, a participating employee subject to this Act may be entitled to leave with pay to donate blood or an organ. (b) A participating employee may use up to one hour, or more if authorized by the …

(820 ILCS 149/15) Sec. 15. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-33, eff. 1-1-06; text omitted.)

(820 ILCS 149/3) Sec. 3. Purpose. This Act is intended to provide time off with pay to allow employees of units of local government, boards of election commissioners, or private employers in the State of Illinois to donate blood or an organ. (Source: P.A. 103-450, eff. 1-1-24.)

(820 ILCS 149/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Employer" means any unit of local government, board of election commissioners, or any private employer in the State who has 51 or more employees. "Department" means the Department of Public Health. "Organ" means any biol…

(820 ILCS 150/1) (from Ch. 48, par. 35a) Sec. 1. Whenever an employee agrees to let his employer make deductions from his wages for payments to a medical service plan the employer shall accept cash at the regular group rate from such employee for such payment, in lieu of such pay…

(820 ILCS 150/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 35b) Sec. 2. Whoever violates this Act shall be guilty of a petty offense. (Source: P.A. 77-2830.)

(820 ILCS 150/3) (from Ch. 48, par. 35c) Sec. 3. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Employee Medical Contribution Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324; 86-1324.)

(820 ILCS 151/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Military Leave Act. (Source: P.A. 104-78, eff. 8-1-25.)

(820 ILCS 151/10) Sec. 10. Family Military Leave Requirement. (a) Any employer, as defined in Section 5 of this Act, that employs between 15 and 50 employees shall provide up to 15 days of unpaid family military leave to an employee during the time federal or State deployment ord…

(820 ILCS 151/12) Sec. 12. Paid leave for funeral honors details. (a) This Section applies to employers employing 51 or more employees. (b) An employee may use up to 8 hours per calendar month to participate in a funeral honors detail, up to a total of 40 hours per calendar year,…

(820 ILCS 151/15) Sec. 15. Employee benefits protection. (a) Any employee who exercises the right to family military leave or funeral honors detail leave under this Act, upon expiration of the leave, shall be entitled to be restored by the employer to the position held by the emp…

(820 ILCS 151/20) Sec. 20. Effect on existing employee benefits. (a) Taking any leave under this Act shall not result in the loss of any employee benefit accrued before the date on which the leave commenced. (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect an employer's oblig…

(820 ILCS 151/25) Sec. 25. Prohibited acts. (a) An employer shall not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise or the attempt to exercise any right provided under this Act. (b) An employer shall not discharge, fine, suspend, expel, discipline or in any other manner discrimi…

(820 ILCS 151/30) Sec. 30. Enforcement. A civil action may be brought in the circuit court having jurisdiction by an employee to enforce this Act. The circuit court may enjoin any act or practice that violates or may violate this Act and may order any other equitable relief that …

(820 ILCS 151/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Authorized provider" means an individual or group recognized by the armed forces, who are not service members or employees of the United States government and who augment the uniformed members of a military funeral honors detail…

(820 ILCS 151/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 94-589, eff. 8-15-05.)

(820 ILCS 154/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Family Bereavement Leave Act. (Source: P.A. 102-1050, eff. 1-1-23.)

(820 ILCS 154/10) Sec. 10. Bereavement leave. (a) All employees shall be entitled to use a maximum of 2 weeks (10 work days) of unpaid bereavement leave to: (1) attend the funeral or alternative to a funeral of a covered family member; (2) make arrangements necessitated by the de…

(820 ILCS 154/15) Sec. 15. Existing leave usable for bereavement. An employee who is entitled to take paid or unpaid leave (including family, medical, sick, annual, personal, or similar leave) from employment, pursuant to federal, State, or local law, a collective bargaining agre…

(820 ILCS 154/20) Sec. 20. Unlawful employer practices. It is unlawful for any employer to take any adverse action against an employee because the employee (1) exercises rights or attempts to exercise rights under this Act, (2) opposes practices which such employee believes to be…

(820 ILCS 154/25) Sec. 25. Department responsibilities. (a) The Department shall administer and enforce this Act and adopt rules under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act for the purpose of this Act. The Department shall have the powers and the parties shall have the rights…

(820 ILCS 154/30) Sec. 30. Enforcement. (a) An employee who believes his or her rights under this Act or any rule adopted under this Act have been violated may, within 60 days after the date of the last event constituting the alleged violation for which the action is brought, fil…

(820 ILCS 154/35) Sec. 35. Other law. A person who uses leave under the Child Extended Bereavement Leave Act because of the death of a child may not take leave under this Act because of the death of the same child. (Source: P.A. 103-466, eff. 1-1-24.)

(820 ILCS 154/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Assisted reproduction" means a method of achieving a pregnancy through an artificial insemination or an embryo transfer and includes gamete and embryo donation. "Assisted reproduction" does not include any pregnancy achieved thr…

(820 ILCS 154/95) Sec. 95. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 99-703, eff. 7-29-16; text omitted.)

(820 ILCS 154/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 99-703, eff. 7-29-16.)

(820 ILCS 155/1) (from Ch. 48, par. 39f-1) Sec. 1. Every corporation, association, co-partnership, company, firm or person principally engaged or about to engage principally in the business of mining coal, ore, or other minerals, or quarrying stone or any process in connection wi…

(820 ILCS 155/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 39f-2) Sec. 2. Any person having wages due and unpaid from any lessee as provided in Section one hereof shall have a right of action in the name of the State of Illinois on the relation of such person on such bond, from the date the same are du…

(820 ILCS 155/3) (from Ch. 48, par. 39f-3) Sec. 3. Any person, firm, corporation, co-partnership, association, or company who shall fail to file the bond as provided in Section one of this Act shall be guilty of a petty offense. (Source: P.A. 77-2424.)

(820 ILCS 155/4) (from Ch. 48, par. 39f-4) Sec. 4. The clerk of the court with whom a bond is filed pursuant to this act, may charge a filing fee therefor, such fee in no case however to exceed the sum of three dollars ($3.00). (Source: Laws 1941, vol. 1, p. 650.)

(820 ILCS 155/5) (from Ch. 48, par. 39f-5) Sec. 5. This Act shall not in any way affect the liens of laborers and mechanics, as now secured to them by the laws of this state. (Source: Laws 1941, vol. 1, p. 650.)

(820 ILCS 155/6) (from Ch. 48, par. 39f-6) Sec. 6. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Employer as Lessee Bond Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(820 ILCS 156/1) Sec. 1. Short title; references to Act. (a) This Act may be cited as the Child Extended Bereavement Leave Act. (b) This Act may be referred to as Zachary's Parent Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 103-466, eff. 1-1-24.)

(820 ILCS 156/10) Sec. 10. Leave. (a) An employee of a large employer is entitled to use a maximum of 12 weeks of unpaid leave if the employee experiences the loss of a child by suicide or homicide. (b) An employee of a small employer is entitled to use a maximum of 6 weeks of un…

(820 ILCS 156/15) Sec. 15. Existing leave usable for bereavement. An employee who is entitled to take paid or unpaid leave (including family, medical, sick, annual, personal, or similar leave) from employment, pursuant to federal, State, or local law, a collective bargaining agre…

(820 ILCS 156/20) Sec. 20. Protections. (a) An employee who takes leave under this Act is entitled, on return from such leave: (1) to be restored by the employer to the position of employment held by the employee when the leave commenced; or (2) to be restored to an equivalent po…

(820 ILCS 156/25) Sec. 25. Unlawful employer practices. (a) It is unlawful for any employer to take any adverse action against an employee because the employee: (1) exercises rights or attempts to exercise rights under this Act; (2) opposes practices which such employee believes …

(820 ILCS 156/30) Sec. 30. Department responsibilities. (a) The Department shall administer and enforce this Act and adopt rules under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act for the administration and enforcement of this Act. The Department has the powers and the parties have …

(820 ILCS 156/35) Sec. 35. Enforcement. (a) An employee who believes his or her rights under this Act or any rule adopted under this Act have been violated may, within one year after the date of the last event constituting the alleged violation for which the action is brought, fi…

(820 ILCS 156/40) Sec. 40. Use of other leave laws. This Act does not extend the maximum period of leave to which an employee is entitled under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 or under any other paid or unpaid leave provided under federal, State or local law, a c…

(820 ILCS 156/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Child" means an employee's biological, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward, or a child of a person standing in loco parentis. "Department" means the Department of Labor. "Employee" means a full-time employee of a…

(820 ILCS 156/90) Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-466, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(820 ILCS 157/1) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act. (Source: P.A. 104-259, eff. 6-1-26.)

(820 ILCS 157/10) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 10. Neonatal intensive care family leave. (a) An employee of an employer with 16 or more employees and no more than 50 employees shall be entitled to use a maximum of 10 days of…

(820 ILCS 157/15) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 15. Unlawful employer practices. (a) It is unlawful for any employer to take any adverse action against an employee because the employee: (1) exercises rights or attempts to exe…

(820 ILCS 157/20) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 20. Department responsibilities. (a) The Department shall administer and enforce this Act and adopt rules under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act for the purpose of this…

(820 ILCS 157/25) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 25. Enforcement. (a) An employee who believes his or her rights under this Act or any rule adopted under this Act have been violated may, within 60 days after the date of the la…