97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1541

 

Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. Gary Forby

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
820 ILCS 305/19.1  from Ch. 48, par. 138.19a

    Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the computation of time.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning employment.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Workers' Compensation Act is amended by
5changing Section 19.1 as follows:
 
6    (820 ILCS 305/19.1)  (from Ch. 48, par. 138.19a)
7    Sec. 19.1. The The time within which any act is required to
8be performed under any of the provisions of this Act shall be
9computed by excluding the first day and including the last,
10unless the last day is Saturday, Sunday or is a holiday as
11defined or fixed in any statute now or hereafter in force in
12this State, and then such days shall also be excluded. If the
13day succeeding such holiday is also a holiday then such
14succeeding day shall also be excluded.
15(Source: Laws 1959, p. 1733.)