Bill Text: IL HB4445 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act. Provides that every employer covered under the Act shall permit an employee or an employee's family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence to utilize for personal use an employer-provided electronic device to document or communicate an act of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence committed against the employee or the employee's family or household member. Requires employers to grant an employee who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence or an employee who has a family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim or domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence access to any photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or any other digital documents or communications stored on an employer-provided electronic device issued to the employee whenever such photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or other digital documents or communications are needed by the employee or the employee's family or household member during a criminal action or proceeding to establish or support an allegation of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence. Provides that, if an employee is seriously injured or incapacitated, the employer shall grant access to the described materials to a family or household member of the employee who requests access from the employer and whose interests are not adverse to the employee as it relates to the domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or other crime of violence. Provides that every employer covered by the Act shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places where employees are employed, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the Director of Labor, explaining these provisions. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4445 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4445-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4445 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
820 ILCS 180/33 new
Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act. Provides that every employer covered under the Act shall permit an employee or an employee's family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence to utilize for personal use an employer-provided electronic device to document or communicate an act of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence committed against the employee or the employee's family or household member. Requires employers to grant an employee who is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence or an employee who has a family or household member who is a victim or alleged victim or domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence access to any photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or any other digital documents or communications stored on an employer-provided electronic device issued to the employee whenever such photographs, voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or other digital documents or communications are needed by the employee or the employee's family or household member during a criminal action or proceeding to establish or support an allegation of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence. Provides that, if an employee is seriously injured or incapacitated, the employer shall grant access to the described materials to a family or household member of the employee who requests access from the employer and whose interests are not adverse to the employee as it relates to the domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or other crime of violence. Provides that every employer covered by the Act shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places where employees are employed, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the Director of Labor, explaining these provisions. Effective immediately.
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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 5. The Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act
is amended by adding Section 33 as follows:
(820 ILCS 180/33 new)
Sec. 33. Employees' personal use of employer-provided
electronic devices.
(a) Every employer covered under this Act shall permit an
employee or an employee's family or household member who is a
victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual
violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence to
utilize for personal use an employer-provided electronic
device to document or communicate an act of domestic violence,
sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of
violence committed against the employee or the employee's
family or household member.
(b) Every employer shall grant an employee who is a victim
or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence,
gender violence, or any other crime of violence or an employee
who has a family or household member who is a victim or alleged
victim or domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence,
or any other crime of violence access to any photographs,

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voice or video recordings, sound recordings, or any other
digital documents or communications stored on an
employer-provided electronic device issued to the employee
whenever such photographs, voice or video recordings, sound
recordings, or other digital documents or communications are
needed by the employee or the employee's family or household
member during a criminal action or proceeding to establish or
support an allegation of domestic violence, sexual violence,
gender violence, or any other crime of violence. If an
employee is seriously injured or incapacitated, the employer
shall grant access to the materials described in this
subsection to a family or household member of the employee who
requests access from the employer and whose interests are not
adverse to the employee as it relates to the domestic
violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or other crime of
violence.
(c) Every employer covered by this Act shall post and keep
posted on its premises, in conspicuous places where employees
are employed, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the
Director of Labor, explaining the provisions of this Section.
The notice must be posted prominently in a place where it can
be readily seen by employees and applicants for employment.
The notice must be large enough to be easily read and contain
fully legible text. Electronic posting is sufficient to meet
this posting requirement if it otherwise meets the
requirements of this Section.

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