Sen. Celina Villanueva
Filed: 2/17/2022
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3146




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3146, AS AMENDED, 
3with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment 
4No. 1, by replacing line 16 on page 4 through line 16 on page 5 
5with the following:

 



6    "(820 ILCS 140/7)  (from Ch. 48, par. 8g)



7    Sec. 7. Civil offense. 
8    (a) Any employer who violates Sections 2, 3, or 3.1 any of 
9the provisions of this Act, shall be
guilty of a civil petty 
10offense, and shall be subject to a civil penalty as follows: 
11fined for each offense in a sum of
not less than $25 nor more 
12than $100.

13        (1) For an employer with fewer than 25 employees, a 
14    penalty not to exceed $250 per offense, payable to the 
15    Department of Labor, and damages of up to $250 per 
16    offense, payable to the employee or employees affected.
17        (2) For an employer with 25 or more employees, a 
 
 
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1    penalty not to exceed $500 per offense, payable to the 
2    Department of Labor, and damages of up to $500 per 
3    offense, payable to the employee or employees affected.
4    (b) An offense under this Act shall be determined on an 
5individual basis for each employee whose rights are violated.
6        (1) Each week that an employee is found to not have 
7    been allowed 24 consecutive hours of rest as required in 
8    Section 2 shall constitute a separate offense.
9        (2) Each day that an employee is found not to have been 
10    provided a meal period as required in Section 3 shall 
11    constitute a separate offense.
12        (3) A violation of Section 8.5 shall constitute a 
13    single offense, and is subject to a civil penalty not to 
14    exceed $250 payable to the Department of Labor.
15    (c) The Director of Labor shall enforce this Act in 
16accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The 
17Director of Labor shall have the powers and the parties shall 
18have the rights provided in the Illinois Administrative 
19Procedure Act for contested cases, including, but not limited 
20to, provisions for depositions, subpoena power and procedures, 
21and discovery and protective order procedures.
22    (d) Any funds collected by the Department of Labor under 
23this Act shall be deposited into the Child Labor and Day and 
24Temporary Labor Services Enforcement Fund.
25(Source: P.A. 77-2418.)".