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SB3818 Engrossed |
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LRB096 20653 WGH 36368 b |
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| AN ACT concerning employment.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Family Military Leave Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 5 as follows:
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| (820 ILCS 151/5)
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| Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: |
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| "Employee" means any person who may be permitted, required, |
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| or directed by an employer in consideration of direct or |
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| indirect gain or profit to engage in any employment. "Employee" |
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| does include an independent contractor. "Employee" includes an |
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| employee of a covered employer who has been employed by the |
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| same employer for at least 12 months, and has been employed for |
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| at least 1,250 hours of service during the 12-month period |
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| immediately preceding the commencement of the leave. |
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| "Employee benefits" means all benefits, other than salary |
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| and wages, provided or made available to employees by an |
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| employer and includes group life insurance, health insurance, |
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| disability insurance and pensions, regardless of whether |
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| benefits are provided by a policy or practice of an employer. |
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| "Employer" means (1) any person, partnership, corporation, |
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| association, or other business entity; and (2) the State of |
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| Illinois, municipalities and other units of local government. |