IL HB5071 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Creates the Work Without Fear Act. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to engage in, or to direct another person to engage in, immigration-related retaliation against any person or his or her family member or household member for the purpose of, or with the effect of, retaliating against any person for exercising any right protected under State employment laws or by any local employment ordinance. Sets forth the duties and powers of the Department of Labor under the Act. Allows the Attorney General to initiate or intervene in a civil action to obtain appropriate relief if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person has violated the Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to prevent any person from making complaint or prosecuting his or her own claim for damages caused by retaliation. Allows a person who is the subject of retaliation prohibited by the Act to bring a civil action for: (1) back pay, with interest, and front pay, or, in lieu of actual damages, liquidated damages of $30,000; (2) a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000; (3) reasonable attorney's fees and court costs; and (4) equitable relief as the court may deem appropriate and just. Provides that a person that violates any provision of the Act shall be subject to an additional civil penalty in an amount of $25,000 for each violation, or $50,000 for each repeat violation within a 5-year period. Sets forth license suspension penalties for violations of the Act. Effective January 1, 2025.
Title
WORK WITHOUT FEAR ACT
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-05 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-04-04 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-04-04 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 2024-02-14 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-02-08 | House | First Reading |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
