Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
Filed: 2/25/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3818




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3818 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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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.   
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    "Family military leave" means leave requested by an 
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employee who is the spouse,  or parent, child, or grandparent  of 
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a person called to military service lasting longer than 30 days 
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with the State or United States pursuant to the orders of the 
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Governor or the President of the United States.  

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(Source: P.A. 94-589, eff. 8-15-05.)".