101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0009
 
Introduced 1/9/2019, by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Creates the Paid Family Leave Act. Requires private employers with 50 or more employees to provide 6 weeks of paid
leave for an employee who takes leave: (1) because of the birth of a
child of the employee and in order to care for the child; (2) to care for a newly adopted child under 18 years of age or a newly
placed foster child under 18 years of age or a newly adopted or newly placed foster child older than 18 years of age if the child is incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability; or (3) to care for a family member with a serious health condition. Provides that paid family leave shall be provided irrespective of the employer's leave policies; and shall be provided to an employee who has been employed by the employer for at least one year. Permits employees to voluntarily waive paid family leave. Provides that the Department of Labor may adopt any rules necessary to implement the Act.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning employment.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Paid 
5Family Leave Act.
 
6    Section 5. Paid family  leave. A private employer with 50 or 
7more employees shall provide 6 weeks of paid
family leave for 
8an employee who takes leave:
9        (1) because of the birth of a
child of the employee and 
10    in order to care for the child; 
11        (2) to care for a newly adopted child under 18 years of 
12    age or a newly
placed foster child under 18 years of age or 
13    a newly adopted or newly placed foster child older than 18 
14    years of age if the child is incapable of self-care because 
15    of a mental or physical disability; or
16        (3) to care for a family member with a serious health 
17    condition.
 
18    Section 10. Limitations. Paid family leave under this Act 
19shall:
20        (1) be provided irrespective of the employer's leave 
21    policies; and
22        (2) be provided to an employee who has been employed by 
 
 
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1    the employer for at least one year.
 
2    Section 15. Waiver. An employee may voluntarily waive the 
3paid family leave required by this Act by:
4        (1) returning to work before the 6 weeks have elapsed; 
5    or
6        (2) declining, in writing, to accept the paid family 
7    leave.

  
 
8    Section 20. Rules. The Department of Labor may adopt any 
9rules
necessary to implement this Act.