101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3475

 

Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. Jason A. Barickman

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
820 ILCS 55/5  from Ch. 48, par. 2855

    Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to use of lawful products that could impair or is impairing (rather than which impairs) an employee's ability to perform the employee's assigned duties.


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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 Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act is
5amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 
6    (820 ILCS 55/5)  (from Ch. 48, par. 2855)
7    Sec. 5. Discrimination for use of lawful products
8prohibited.
9    (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law,
10including Section 10-50 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act,
11and except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this
12Section, it shall be unlawful for an employer to refuse to hire
13or to discharge any individual, or otherwise disadvantage any
14individual, with respect to compensation, terms, conditions or
15privileges of employment because the individual uses lawful
16products off the premises of the employer during nonworking and
17non-call hours. As used in this Section, "lawful products"
18means products that are legal under state law. For purposes of
19this Section, an employee is deemed on-call when the employee
20is scheduled with at least 24 hours' notice by his or her
21employer to be on standby or otherwise responsible for
22performing tasks related to his or her employment either at the
23employer's premises or other previously designated location by

 

 

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1his or her employer or supervisor to perform a work-related
2task.
3    (b) This Section does not apply to any employer that is a
4non-profit organization that, as one of its primary purposes or
5objectives, discourages the use of one or more lawful products
6by the general public. This Section does not apply to the use
7of those lawful products that could impair or is impairing
8which impairs an employee's ability to perform the employee's
9assigned duties.
10    (c) It is not a violation of this Section for an employer
11to offer, impose or have in effect a health, disability or life
12insurance policy that makes distinctions between employees for
13the type of coverage or the price of coverage based upon the
14employees' use of lawful products provided that:
15        (1) differential premium rates charged employees
16    reflect a differential cost to the employer; and
17        (2) employers provide employees with a statement
18    delineating the differential rates used by insurance
19    carriers.
20(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)