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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB2999 Introduced 2/15/2018, by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt - Linda Holmes SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that an employer shall reimburse an employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee directly related to services performed for the employer. Requires the
Department of Labor to adopt rules implementing the requirement.
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| | | FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | | STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT |
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| | SB2999 | | LRB100 20681 JLS 36134 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning employment.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 9.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (820 ILCS 115/9.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 9.5. Reimbursement of employee expenses. An employer |
| 8 | | shall reimburse an employee for all necessary expenditures or |
| 9 | | losses incurred by the employee directly related to services |
| 10 | | performed for the employer. As used in this Section, "necessary |
| 11 | | expenses" include all reasonable expenditures or losses |
| 12 | | including, but not limited to, uniforms, equipment, vehicle |
| 13 | | expenses, electronic devices such as cell phones, tablets, and |
| 14 | | computers, and any other expenditures or losses an employer |
| 15 | | requires an employee to incur in direct consequence of the |
| 16 | | discharge of employment duties. An employer is not liable under |
| 17 | | this Section unless the employer knew or had reason to know |
| 18 | | that the employee incurred the expenditure or loss. The |
| 19 | | Department shall establish rules to protect the interests of |
| 20 | | both parties in cases of disputed reimbursement.
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