97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5217

 

Introduced 2/8/2012, by Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
820 ILCS 405/214.1 new
820 ILCS 405/245  from Ch. 48, par. 370

    Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that, except for contrary provisions and required coverage under specified federal law, the term "employment" shall not include service performed by an individual during a calendar year in the employ of a farm when such individual performs his or her service on the premises of the farm, solely in connection with a seasonal festival, and does not perform the services on more than 45 days during the calendar year.


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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 Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by
5changing Section 245 and by adding Section 214.1 as follows:
 
6    (820 ILCS 405/214.1 new)
7    Sec. 214.1. Service performed by an individual on a farm as
8part of a seasonal festival.
9    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act to the
10contrary, the term "employment" shall not include service
11performed by an individual during a calendar year in the employ
12of a farm when such individual performs his or her service on
13the premises of the farm, solely in connection with a seasonal
14festival, and does not perform the services on more than 45
15days during the calendar year.
16    (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any services that are
17required to be covered as a condition of approval of this Act
18by the United States Secretary of Labor under Section
193304(a)(6)(A) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
 
20    (820 ILCS 405/245)  (from Ch. 48, par. 370)
21    Sec. 245. Coordination with Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
22Notwithstanding any provisions of this Act to the contrary,

 

 

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1excepting the exemptions from the definition of employment
2contained in Sections 212.1, 214.1, 217.1, 217.2, 226, and 231
3and subsections B and C of Section 225:
4    A. The term "employer" includes any employing unit which is
5an "employer" under the provisions of the Federal Unemployment
6Tax Act, or which is required, pursuant to such Act, to be an
7"employer" under this Act as a condition for the Federal
8approval of this Act requisite to the full tax credit, against
9the tax imposed by the Federal Act, for contributions paid by
10employers pursuant to this Act.
11    B. The term "employment" includes any services performed
12within the State which constitute "employment" under the
13provisions of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, or which are
14required, pursuant to such Act, to be "employment" under this
15Act as a condition for the Federal approval of this Act
16requisite to the full tax credit, against the tax imposed by
17the Federal Act, for contributions paid by employers pursuant
18to this Act.
19    C. The term "wages" includes any remuneration for services
20performed within this State which is subject to the payment of
21taxes under the provisions of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
22(Source: P.A. 89-252, eff. 8-8-95; 89-649, eff. 8-9-96.)