Public Act 1084 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Public Act 094-1084

AN ACT concerning employment.

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

Section 5. The Employee Blood Donation Leave Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:

(820 ILCS 149/10)

Sec. 10. Paid leave for blood donation; administration.

(a) On request, a participating employee subject to this Act may be entitled to blood donation leave with pay.

(b) An employee may use up to one hour, or more if authorized by the employer or a collective bargaining agreement, to donate blood every 56 days in accordance with appropriate medical standards established by the American Red Cross, America's Blood Centers, the American Association of Blood Banks, or other nationally recognized standards.

(c) A participating employee may use the leave authorized in subsection (b) of this Section only after obtaining approval from the employer.

(d) The Department must adopt rules governing blood donation leave, including rules that (i) establish conditions and procedures for requesting and approving leave and (ii) require medical documentation of the proposed blood donation before leave is approved by the employer.

(Source: P.A. 94-33, eff. 1-1-06.)