Illinois Senate Bill 291 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Secure Jobs Act. Establishes a framework for employee discipline and discharge. Prohibits the unjust discharge of an employee. Contains provisions concerning factors to be considered when determining whether an employee has been discharged for just cause and the conditions that allow for a discharge based on bona fide economic reasons. Requires employers to use progressive discipline measures. Limits the use of electronic monitoring. Provides for severance pay. Directs the Department of Labor to adopt rules and administer the Act. Provides statutory remedies for wrongfully discharged employees and authorizes the recovery of damages. Creates the Wrongful Discharge Enforcement Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective January 1, 2024.

SECURE JOBS ACT

Sen. Celina Villanueva [D]

Sen. Karina Villa [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-07	Senate	Session Sine Die
2023-03-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2023-02-02	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-02	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-02	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	105	5.990	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=291&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0291.htm