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91_HB0139
LRB9100784WHdv
1 AN ACT to amend the Medical Examination of Employees Act
2 by changing Section 4.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Medical Examination of Employees Act is
6 amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
7 (820 ILCS 235/4) (from Ch. 48, par. 172g)
8 Sec. 4. Administration; enforcement; penalties.
9 (a) The Director of Labor or his or her authorized
10 representative shall administer and enforce the provisions of
11 this Act. The Department has authority to investigate
12 complaints, conduct hearings, and subpoena witnesses and
13 documents. The Director shall promulgate rules necessary to
14 administer and enforce the provisions of this Act. Decisions
15 of the Director are reviewable pursuant to the Administrative
16 Review Law.
17 (b) Any employer who: (1) fails to comply with a final
18 decision of the Director or a reviewing court on appeal,
19 within 35 days after the decision becomes final, or (2)
20 discriminates or retaliates against an employee for filing a
21 complaint with the Director or cooperating or providing
22 information in any investigation or proceeding under this
23 Act, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and is subject to a
24 fine of $100 for each day that the failure to comply or other
25 violation continues. The Attorney General shall prosecute
26 violations under this subsection (b) upon request by the
27 Director of Labor.
28 Whoever violates the provisions of this Act shall be
29 guilty of a petty offense and fined not more than $100 for
30 each offense.
31 (Source: P.A. 77-2430.)