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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB2449
Introduced 02/17/05, by Rep. Eddie Washington SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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625 ILCS 5/18c-7402.2 new |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it is unlawful for a railroad or any of its employees to interfere in any way with a railroad employee's effort to obtain first aid or medical treatment for an injury suffered in the course of employment. Provides that it is unlawful for a railroad or any of its employees to discipline or threaten to discipline an employee for requesting treatment for a job-related injury. Provides that a violation is a business offense punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.
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A BILL FOR
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HB2449 |
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LRB094 06680 DRH 36774 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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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 Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 18c-7402.2 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/18c-7402.2 new) |
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| Sec. 18c-7402.2. Employee first aid or medical treatment; |
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| interference prohibited. |
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| (a) It is unlawful for a railroad or person employed by a |
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| railroad to: |
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| (1) deny, delay, or interfere with medical treatment or |
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| first aid treatment to an employee of a railroad who has |
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| been injured during employment; or
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| (2) discipline or threaten discipline to an employee of |
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| a railroad who has been injured during employment for |
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| requesting medical treatment or first aid treatment.
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| (b) A violation of this Section is a business offense and |
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| is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 for each |
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| violation.
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