Labor & Employment

in committee · Illinois · House Jan 28, 2025

HB 1257: WORKERS COMP EMPLOYEE TRAVEL

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act concerning injuries sustained by employees during travel. Provides that accidental injuries sustained while traveling to or from work do not arise out of and in the course of employment, except under specified circumstances. Provides that the injury may arise out of and in the course of employment if, at the time of the injury, the employee was performing acts the employer instructed the employee to perform, acts that the employee had a common law or statutory duty to perform while performing duties for his or her employer, or acts that the employee might be reasonably expected to perform incident to his or her assigned duties. Effective immediately.

Topics ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentRestricts workers' comp coverage for travel injuries by limiting qualifying circumstances, weakening employee protections under the Workers' Compensation Act.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Workers' Compensation

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Mar 20, 2025

SB 170: VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKER

Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that, in the case of an employee who is deployed to a disaster area as a volunteer emergency worker, the employer shall, upon the return of the employee, restore the employee to a position of similar seniority, status, and pay in which the employee would have been employed if the continuous employment of the employee had not been interrupted.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill protects workers' job rights by mandating employer reinstatement to similar position upon return from volunteer emergency service, advancing employment security.95% confidence

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in committee · Illinois · House Jan 9, 2025

HB 1020: UTIL-RATES/CHARGES-JOB LOSSES

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission, in any determination of rates or charges that differs from any rates or charges proposed by the utility, shall make a separate finding of the expected job losses, if any, that would occur due to the Commission's finding.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates assessing job losses in utility rate decisions, aiming to prevent employment harm through Commission findings.85% confidence

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in committee · Illinois · House Jul 1, 2025

HR 316: URGES-DSP HOURS RESTORATION

Urges full restoration of all eliminated direct support professionals (DSP) hours in the final FY26 State budget to protect the services individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) depend on.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesUrges restoration of eliminated DSP hours in FY26 budget, directly protecting funding for essential I/DD services as a core fiscal request.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareUrges restoration of DSP hours for I/DD services, critical health support. Protects and funds essential healthcare access for vulnerable populations.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRestores DSP work hours, protecting employment for direct support professionals serving I/DD individuals, directly aligning with labor protection indicators.90% confidence

Sub-Topics State Budget

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in committee · Illinois · House Mar 25, 2025

HB 2985: IL WORKS-APPRENTICE

Amends the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Provides that the term "community-based organization" includes a high-school based program. Provides that funding from the Illinois Works Fund shall be categorized based on Illinois Department of Transportation regions. Adds a member to the Illinois Works Review panel who shall be a representative of a community-based organization that addresses high school-based workforce programs. Makes other changes.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill explicitly includes high-school workforce programs in funding structure, enhancing K-12 educational pathways and access through workforce development integration.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands youth workforce programs by including high-school apprenticeships and adding a community-based organization representative to the review panel, strengthening program structure and funding allocation for employment initiatives.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill categorizes Illinois Works Fund funding based on DOT regions, directly linking workforce program funding to transportation infrastructure planning and allocation.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Apprenticeships

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signed · Illinois · House Jul 24, 2026

HB 1353: VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKERS

Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that employment protections for volunteer emergency workers apply to volunteer emergency workers participating in required training, including a prohibition on termination and penalizing (rather than only termination). Provides that the employer may not require the employee to take vacation time or other compensatory time in order to respond to an emergency or participate in training. Provides that the Act does not apply to any employer that is a municipality with a population of 15,000 or more (currently 7,500 or more). Makes conforming changes.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProtects volunteer emergency workers from termination during training/emergencies, prohibits forcing vacation time use, strengthening job protections per Act amendments.95% confidence

in committee · Illinois · House Apr 8, 2025

HB 4038: DCEO-APPRENTICESHIPS

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, subject to availability of funds, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may establish the Illinois Apprenticeship Voucher Program for the purpose of providing funds to apprentices to pay for their tools and equipment upon completion of their registered apprenticeship program. Provides that Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall disburse the sum of $300 to each recipient in the form of a voucher for the purpose of paying for tools and equipment required in their intended line of work. Creates the Illinois Apprenticeship-to-Career Starter Kit Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department for the purposes of the voucher program. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentFunds apprentices for tools post-training, enhancing workforce development and employment opportunities within registered programs.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Apprenticeships

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Mar 21, 2025

SB 35: WORK COMP-SOLE PROPRIETORS

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that the provisions of the Act shall apply automatically and without election to all employers and all their employees, including, but not limited to, sole proprietors and general contractors and their subcontractors (currently, all employers and all their employees), engaged in any department enterprises or businesses which are declared to be extra hazardous. Removes a provision that the Act shall not be construed to apply to any sole proprietor or partner or member of a limited liability company who elects not to provide and pay compensation for accidental injuries sustained by himself, arising out of and in the course of the employment according to the provisions of the Act. Provides that the definition of "corporate officer" does not include a sole proprietor.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands mandatory workers' compensation coverage to sole proprietors and contractors, removing prior opt-out provisions and strengthening workplace injury protections for previously excluded workers.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Workers' Compensation

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Apr 23, 2025

SR 123: HUMAN SERVICES-REIMBURSEMENT

Urges the State to increase reimbursement rates, state grants and contracts, and the minimum overhead allowance to meet the rising costs of providing essential human services in Illinois and support the workers who deliver those services.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly requests increased state reimbursement rates, grants, and contracts to fund essential human services, directly advancing public service funding under Budget & Taxes.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill explicitly urges increased reimbursement rates, grants, and contracts for human services providers to meet rising costs, directly supporting healthcare funding and service accessibility.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly urges increased reimbursement to support human services workers' wages and conditions, directly advancing labor interests through funding mechanisms.95% confidence

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in committee · Illinois · House Mar 21, 2025

HB 2395: INC TX-UNION DUES

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for the full amount of union dues paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year if the taxpayer was not allowed a federal deduction under the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that, if any amount of union dues representing federal miscellaneous itemized deductions was allowed as a federal deduction, then the amount allowed as an Illinois deduction shall be a specified percentage of the union dues disallowed under the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that the deduction is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provision. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates tax deduction for union dues, providing relief to workers by reducing taxable income under Illinois Income Tax Act.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill creates Illinois tax deduction for union dues, directly supporting union membership and collective bargaining rights under Labor & Employment policies.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Collective Bargaining

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