90th General Assembly
Summary of HB1704
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House Sponsors:
MADIGAN,MJ-SCULLY-CROTTY-CURRIE-FEIGENHOLTZ, BUGIELSKI, 
   MURPHY, LYONS,JOSEPH, YOUNGE, MCKEON, 
   SMITH,MICHAEL, KENNER AND SCHAKOWSKY.

Senate Sponsors:
HENDON-FARLEY-O'MALLEY-SEVERNS

Short description: 
FLEX-TIME RIGHTS ACT                                                       

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Creates the Flex-time Rights Act.   Provides that an employer  of      
   25  or  more  persons  must  grant  leave of up to a total of 24 hours      
   during any calendar year to employees who meet  specified  eligibility      
   criteria.   Provides that an employer may require that not more than 4      
   hours of this leave be taken by an employee on any one day.   Provides      
   that  no  leave  may  be  taken  unless the employee has exhausted all      
   accrued  vacation  leave,  personal  leave,  and  compensatory  leave.      
   Provides for: written requests for  leave;  compensation;  posting  of      
   notices  of the requirements of the Act in workplaces; administration,      
   adoption of rules, and enforcement by the Director of Labor; civil and      
   criminal penalties and relief; and construction of the Act in relation      
   to other statutory provisions concerning leave.                             
          FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. of Labor)                                          
          As a result of this proposal the Dept. would need additional         
          staff and funding for printing costs for a total of $109,725.        
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Provides that, if an employer offers its  employees  personal  or      
   compensatory  time of at least 3 days per year, the employer is exempt      
   from the Act.                                                               
          STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1                                   
          HB 1704, as amended by H-am 1, fails to create a State mandate.      
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   0


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