Bill Text: IL HB4617 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the One Day Rest In Seven Act. Deletes language providing that a violation of the Act is a petty offense. Adds language providing that an employer who violates any of the provisions of the Act is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each affected employee for each day that the violation continues.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4617 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB4617-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB4617 Introduced , by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
820 ILCS 140/7 from Ch. 48, par. 8g
Amends the One Day Rest In Seven Act. Deletes language providing that a violation of the Act is a petty offense. Adds language providing that an employer who violates any of the provisions of the Act is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each affected employee for each day that the violation continues.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning employment.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The One Day Rest In Seven Act is amended by
changing Section 7 as follows:
(820 ILCS 140/7) (from Ch. 48, par. 8g)
Sec. 7. Any employer who violates any of the provisions of
this Act, shall be guilty of a petty offense, and shall be
subject to a civil penalty fined for each offense in a sum of
not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each affected employee
for each day that the violation continues.
(Source: P.A. 77-2418.)