Rep. Joe Sosnowski
Filed: 4/5/2016
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4509 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4509 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 5 as follows:
 



6    (820 ILCS 115/5)  (from Ch. 48, par. 39m-5)



7    Sec. 5. 
Every employer shall pay the final compensation of 
8separated
employees in full, at the time of separation, if 
9possible, but in no
case later than the next regularly 
10scheduled payday for such employee.
Where such employee 
11requests in writing that his final compensation be
paid by 
12check and mailed to him, the employer shall comply with this

13request.

14    Unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining 
15agreement, whenever
a contract of employment or employment 
16policy provides for paid vacations,
and an employee resigns or 
 
 
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1is terminated without having taken all vacation
time earned in 
2accordance with such contract of employment
or employment 
3policy, the monetary equivalent of all earned vacation
shall be 
4paid to him or her as part of his or her final compensation
at 
5his or her final rate of pay and no employment contract or 
6employment
policy shall provide for forfeiture of earned 
7vacation time upon separation. If the employee is terminating 
8employment with any unit of local government or school 
9district, such payment shall be made to him or her at least 90 
10days, but not more than 120 days, after termination of 
11employment, unless otherwise provided in a collective 
12bargaining agreement.

13(Source: P.A. 83-199.)".