Bill Text: IL HB0074 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Paid Family Leave Act. Requires private employers with 50 or more employees to provide 6 weeks of paid leave to an employee who takes leave: (1) because of the birth of a child of the employee and in order to care for the child; (2) to care for a newly adopted child under 18 years of age or a newly placed foster child under 18 years of age or a newly adopted or newly placed foster child older than 18 years of age if the child is incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability; or (3) to care for a family member with a serious health condition. Provides that paid family leave shall be provided irrespective of the employer's leave policies and shall be provided to an employee who has been employed by the employer for at least one year. Permits employees to voluntarily waive paid family leave. Provides that the Department of Labor may adopt any rules necessary to implement the Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0074 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB0074-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB0074 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Paid Family Leave Act. Requires private employers with 50 or more employees to provide 6 weeks of paid leave to an employee who takes leave: (1) because of the birth of a child of the employee and in order to care for the child; (2) to care for a newly adopted child under 18 years of age or a newly placed foster child under 18 years of age or a newly adopted or newly placed foster child older than 18 years of age if the child is incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability; or (3) to care for a family member with a serious health condition. Provides that paid family leave shall be provided irrespective of the employer's leave policies; and shall be provided to an employee who has been employed by the employer for at least one year. Permits employees to voluntarily waive paid family leave. Provides that the Department of Labor may adopt any rules necessary to implement the Act.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning employment.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Paid
Family Leave Act.
Section 5. Paid family leave. A private employer with 50
or more employees shall provide 6 weeks of paid family leave to
an employee who takes leave:
(1) because of the birth of a child of the employee and
in order to care for the child;
(2) to care for a newly adopted child under 18 years of
age or a newly placed foster child under 18 years of age or
a newly adopted or newly placed foster child older than 18
years of age if the child is incapable of self-care
because of a mental or physical disability; or
(3) to care for a family member with a serious health
condition.
Section 10. Limitations. Paid family leave under this Act
shall:
(1) be provided irrespective of the employer's leave
policies; and
(2) be provided to an employee who has been employed

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by the employer for at least one year.
Section 15. Waiver. An employee may voluntarily waive the
paid family leave required by this Act by:
(1) returning to work before the 6 weeks have elapsed;
or
(2) declining, in writing, to accept the paid family
leave.
Section 20. Rules. The Department of Labor may adopt any
rules necessary to implement this Act.