Roll Call: IL SB0068 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly
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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the employment discrimination Article of the Act applies to domestic workers. Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Provides that the overtime provisions of the Law apply to domestic workers. Amends the One Day Rest In Seven Act. Provides that every person employed as a domestic worker shall be allowed at least 24 consecutive hours of rest in every calendar week. Provides that a domestic worker may voluntarily agree to work on such day of rest; provided that the worker is compensated at the overtime rate for all hours worked on such day of rest. Provides that the day of rest should, whenever possible, coincide with the traditional day reserved by the domestic worker for religious worship. Provides that after one year of work with the same employer a domestic worker shall be entitled to at least 3 days of rest in each calendar year at the regular rate of compensation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-30 - Third Reading - Lost; 019-035-001 [SB0068 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the employment discrimination Article of the Act applies to domestic workers. Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Provides that the overtime provisions of the Law apply to domestic workers. Amends the One Day Rest In Seven Act. Provides that every person employed as a domestic worker shall be allowed at least 24 consecutive hours of rest in every calendar week. Provides that a domestic worker may voluntarily agree to work on such day of rest; provided that the worker is compensated at the overtime rate for all hours worked on such day of rest. Provides that the day of rest should, whenever possible, coincide with the traditional day reserved by the domestic worker for religious worship. Provides that after one year of work with the same employer a domestic worker shall be entitled to at least 3 days of rest in each calendar year at the regular rate of compensation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-30 - Third Reading - Lost; 019-035-001 [SB0068 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Vote: Third Reading in Senate
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 19 | 19 | - |
| Nay | 35 | 11 | 24 |
| Not Voting | 4 | 4 | - |
| Absent | 1 | 1 | - |
| TOTAL | 59 | 35 | 24 |
