(820 ILCS 190/15)
    Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
    "Employee benefit plan" shall mean an employee benefit plan as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. 1001, et seq.
    "Temporary or short-term employee" shall mean an employee who is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement or an employment contract.
    "Written agreement" shall mean a participation agreement or other agreement prescribed by the employee benefit plan or labor organization but shall not be construed as a collective bargaining agreement, except as permitted under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
(Source: P.A. 95-455, eff. 8-27-07.)