Illinois · statute · 820 ILCS 156 · 10 active provisions
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.)
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 large employer or a small employer who has worked for that emplo…
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 unpaid leave if the employee experiences the loss of a child by suici…
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…
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 position with equivalent employment benefits, pay, and other terms an…
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 to be in violation of this Act; or (3) supports the exercise of rig…
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 the rights provided in the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act fo…
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, file a complaint with the Department or file a civil action. (b) An e…
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 collective bargaining agreement, or an employment benefits program o…
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-466, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)