Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 285 — Employee Rights Violation Act.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Employee Rights Violation Act

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Employee Rights Violation Act. (Source: P.A. 85-1436.)

For the purposes of this Act, the terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section: (a) "Policy making officer" means: (i) an employee of a State agency who is engaged predominantly in executive and management functions and is charged with the responsibility of directing the effectuation of su…

. (c) "Director" includes the Secretary of Transportation. (Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)

Any policy making officer of a State agency who is adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to have violated the rights of an employee of such State agency guaranteed under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, where an award of punitive damages has been made against such policy…