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| | SB3038 Engrossed | | LRB098 16985 JLS 52067 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 Workplace Violence Prevention Act is amended |
5 | | by adding Section 40 as follows: |
6 | | (820 ILCS 275/40 new) |
7 | | Sec. 40. Exemption. |
8 | | (a) This Act does not apply to any individual or |
9 | | organization that is lawfully (i) monitoring for compliance |
10 | | with public or worker safety laws, wage and hour requirements, |
11 | | or other statutory requirements or (ii) picketing, patrolling, |
12 | | using a banner, or otherwise protesting at the
workplace in |
13 | | relation to a bona fide labor
dispute including any controversy |
14 | | concerning wages, salaries, hours, working conditions or |
15 | | benefits, including health and welfare, sick leave, insurance, |
16 | | and pension or retirement provisions, the making or maintaining |
17 | | of collective bargaining agreements, and the terms to be |
18 | | included in those agreements. |
19 | | (b) This Act does not apply to any lawful exercise of the |
20 | | right of free speech or assembly.
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21 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
22 | | becoming law.
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