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| | HB2095 Enrolled | | LRB097 07727 KTG 47838 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning veterans.
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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 Service Member's Employment Tenure Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 6 and by adding Section 8 as |
| 6 | | follows:
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| 7 | | (330 ILCS 60/6) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 34)
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| 8 | | Sec. 6. Employer's violation of Act; penalty; employee's |
| 9 | | remedies.
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| 10 | | (a) An employer's knowing violation of this Act is a Class |
| 11 | | A misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum business offense |
| 12 | | punishable by a fine of not less than $5,000 and a maximum fine |
| 13 | | of not more than $10,000.
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| 14 | | (b) In case any employer fails or refuses to comply with
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| 15 | | this Act, the circuit court of the county in which such private |
| 16 | | employer
maintains a place of business, or of the county where |
| 17 | | such State employee
performs most of his duties, has power, |
| 18 | | upon the filing of a complaint
by the person entitled to
the |
| 19 | | benefits of this Act, to specifically require such employer to |
| 20 | | comply
with this Act and to compensate such person for any loss |
| 21 | | of wages or
benefits suffered by reason of such employer's |
| 22 | | unlawful action, together
with reasonable attorney's fees and |
| 23 | | costs. No fees or court costs shall be taxed
against any person |