Illinois Senate Bill 3464 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

WORK WITHOUT FEAR ACT

Sen. Robert Peters [D]	Sen. Javier Cervantes [D]	Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]	Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]
Sen. Mike Porfirio [D]	Sen. Michael Halpin [D]	Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D]	Sen. Mike Simmons [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-07	Senate	Session Sine Die
2024-03-27	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
2024-03-27	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2024-03-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
2024-03-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
2024-03-15	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2024-03-07	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2024-03-06	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
2024-02-21	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2024-02-20	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2024-02-08	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2024-02-08	Senate	First Reading
2024-02-08	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3464&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB3464.htm