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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3654 Introduced 2/22/2021, by Rep. Dan Ugaste SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that no compensation shall be awarded to a claimant for death or disability arising out of an exposure to COVID-19 if the employee has refused a vaccination. Effective immediately.
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| | HB3654 | | LRB102 13109 JLS 18452 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning employment.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Workers' Compensation Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 7.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (820 ILCS 305/7.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 7.5. COVID-19; no vaccine; no compensation. No |
| 8 | | compensation shall be payable for a death or disability |
| 9 | | arising out of an employee's exposure to COVID-19 if the |
| 10 | | employee has refused to take a COVID-19 vaccination.
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| 11 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 12 | | becoming law.
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