SB2999 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB100 20681 JLS 36134 b

100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB2999

Introduced 2/15/2018, by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt - Linda Holmes

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

820 ILCS 115/9.5 new

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.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning employment.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act is amended by adding Section 9.5 as follows:

(820 ILCS 115/9.5 new)

Sec. 9.5. Reimbursement of employee expenses. An employer shall reimburse an employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee directly related to services performed for the employer. As used in this Section, "necessary expenses" include all reasonable expenditures or losses including, but not limited to, uniforms, equipment, vehicle expenses, electronic devices such as cell phones, tablets, and computers, and any other expenditures or losses an employer requires an employee to incur in direct consequence of the discharge of employment duties. An employer is not liable under this Section unless the employer knew or had reason to know that the employee incurred the expenditure or loss. The Department shall establish rules to protect the interests of both parties in cases of disputed reimbursement.