820 ILCS 154/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Family Bereavement Leave Act. (Source: P.A. 102-1050, eff. 1-1-23.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 820 ILCS 154 — Family Bereavement Leave Act.
Illinois · statute · 820 ILCS 154 · 10 active provisions
Provisions
820 ILCS 154/5
Definitions
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 through sexual intercourse. "Child" means an employee's son or daugh…
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Bereavement leave
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 death of the covered family member; (3) grieve the death of the cover…
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Existing leave usable for bereavement
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 agreement, or an employment benefits program or plan may elect to subst…
820 ILCS 154/20
Unlawful employer practices
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 in violation of this Act, or (3) supports the exercise of rights o…
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Department responsibilities
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 provided in the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act for conteste…
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Enforcement
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, file a complaint with the Department or file a civil action. (b) An em…
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Other law
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.)
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(Amendatory provisions; text omitted)
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 99-703, eff. 7-29-16; text omitted.)
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Effective date
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 99-703, eff. 7-29-16.)