102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5758

 

Introduced 11/16/2022, by Rep. Daniel Didech

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
820 ILCS 180/33 new

    Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act. Provides that every employer covered under the Act shall permit an employee or an employee's family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence to utilize for personal use an employer-provided electronic device to document or communicate an act of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence committed against the employee or the employee's family or household member. Requires employers to grant an employee or an employee's family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence access to any photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or any other digital documents or communications stored on an employer-provided electronic device issued to the employee whenever such photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or other digital documents or communications are needed by the employee or the employee's family or household member during a criminal action or proceeding to establish or support an allegation of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence. Effective immediately.


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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 5. The Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act
5is amended by adding Section 33 as follows:
 
6    (820 ILCS 180/33 new)
7    Sec. 33. Employees' personal use of employer-provided
8electronic devices.
9    (a) Every employer covered under this Act shall permit an
10employee or an employee's family or household member who is a
11victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual
12violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence to
13utilize for personal use an employer-provided electronic
14device to document or communicate an act of domestic violence,
15sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of
16violence committed against the employee or the employee's
17family or household member.
18    (b) Every employer shall grant an employee or an
19employee's family or household member who is a victim or
20alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender
21violence, or any other crime of violence access to any
22photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or
23any other digital documents or communications stored on an

 

 

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1employer-provided electronic device issued to the employee
2whenever such photographs, voice or video recordings, sound
3recordings, or other digital documents or communications are
4needed by the employee or the employee's family or household
5member during a criminal action or proceeding to establish or
6support an allegation of domestic violence, sexual violence,
7gender violence, or any other crime of violence.
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.