Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB5426

Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that except as otherwise provided in the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act, an employer who has 50 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, and any agent of that employer, shall allow an employee who is a crime victim to leave work to attend certain court proceedings. Provides that an employer may not dismiss an employee who is a crime victim because the employee exercises the right to leave work pursuant to these provisions. Provides that an employer is not required to compensate an employee who is a crime victim when the employee leaves work pursuant to these provisions. Provides that employers shall keep confidential records regarding the employee's leave pursuant to these provisions.

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