820 ILCS 191/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Employee Sick Leave Act. (Source: P.A. 99-841, eff. 1-1-17.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 820 ILCS 191 — Employee Sick Leave Act.
Illinois · statute · 820 ILCS 191 · 8 active provisions
Provisions
820 ILCS 191/5
Definitions
Definitions. In this Act: "Covered family member" means an employee's child, stepchild, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, or stepparent. "Department" means the Department of Labor. "Personal care" means activities to ensure that a covered family member's b…
820 ILCS 191/10
Use of leave; limitations
Use of leave; limitations. (a) An employee may use personal sick leave benefits provided by the employer for absences due to an illness, injury, or medical appointment of the employee's child, stepchild, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, or stepparent, or…
820 ILCS 191/15
Rights and remedies
Rights and remedies. The rights and remedies specified in this Act are in addition to any other rights or remedies afforded by contract or under other provisions of law. This Act does not prevent an employer from providing greater sick leave benefits than are provided for under this Act. This Act does not extend the ma…
820 ILCS 191/20
Retaliation prohibited
Retaliation prohibited. An employer shall not deny an employee the right to use personal sick leave benefits in accordance with this Act or discharge, threaten to discharge, demote, suspend, or in any manner discriminate against an employee for using personal sick leave benefits, attempting to exercise the right to use…
820 ILCS 191/21
Employments exempted from coverage
Employments exempted from coverage. (a) This Act does not apply to an employer or employee as defined in either the federal Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) or the Federal Employers' Liability Act, United States Code, Title 45, Sections 51 through 60, or other comparable federal law. (b) Noth…
820 ILCS 191/25
Rules
Rules. The Department may adopt rules to implement this Act. (Source: P.A. 99-841, eff. 1-1-17; 99-921, eff. 1-13-17.)
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Effective date
Effective date. This Act takes effect on January 1, 2017. (Source: P.A. 99-841, eff. 1-1-17.)