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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB2525
Introduced 2/26/2007, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Harry Osterman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act. Makes a technical change in
a Section concerning violations.
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A BILL FOR
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HB2525 |
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LRB095 03404 WGH 23408 b |
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| AN ACT concerning employment.
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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 Day and Temporary Labor Services Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 75 as follows:
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| (820 ILCS 175/75)
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| Sec. 75. Willful violations. |
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| (a) Whoever willfully violates any of the
the
provisions
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| this Act
or any rule adopted under this Act, or whoever |
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| obstructs the Department of
Labor,
its inspectors
or deputies, |
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| or any other person authorized to inspect places of employment
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| under this Act shall
be liable for penalties up to double the |
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| statutory amount.
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| (b) Whoever willfully violates any of the provisions of |
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| this Act or any rule adopted under this Act which results in an |
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| underpayment to a day or temporary laborer shall be liable to |
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| the Department for up to 20% of the day and temporary labor |
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| service agency's or the third party client's total underpayment |
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| and shall also be liable to the employee for punitive damages |
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| in the amount of 2% of the amount of any such underpayments for |
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| each month following the date of payment during which the |
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| underpayments remain unpaid. |
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| (c) The Director may promulgate rules for the collection of |