SB1612 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1612

Introduced 2/19/2009, by Sen. Mike Jacobs

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

820 ILCS 175/96 new

Amends the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act. Provides that a day and temporary labor service agency may recover attorney's fees and costs in a civil action brought by the day and temporary labor service agency against a third party client for breach of contract by the third party client in relation to services provided by the agency to the third party client if the plaintiff prevails in the lawsuit. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning employment.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Day and Temporary Labor Services Act is amended by adding Section 96 as follows:

(820 ILCS 175/96 new)

Sec. 96. Day and temporary labor service agency; recovery of attorney's fees and costs. A day and temporary labor service agency may recover attorney's fees and costs in a civil action brought by the day and temporary labor service agency against a third party client for breach of contract by the third party client in relation to services provided by the agency to the third party client if the plaintiff prevails in the lawsuit.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.