Rep. Jay Hoffman

Filed: 3/7/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 582

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 582 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Employee Classification Act is amended by
5changing Sections 40, 42, and 45 as follows:
 
6    (820 ILCS 185/40)
7    Sec. 40. Penalties.
8    (a) An employer or entity that violates any of the
9provisions of this Act or any rule adopted under this Act shall
10be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,500 $1,000 for
11each violation found in the first audit by the Department.
12Following a first audit, an employer or entity shall be subject
13to a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 $2,000 for each repeat
14violation found by the Department within a 5 year period. For
15purposes of this Section, each violation of this Act for each
16person and for each day the violation continues shall

 

 

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1constitute a separate and distinct violation. In determining
2the amount of a penalty, the Director shall consider the
3appropriateness of the penalty to the employer or entity
4charged, upon the determination of the gravity of the
5violations.
6    (b) The amount of the penalty, when finally determined, may
7be recovered in any administrative proceeding or a civil action
8filed in any circuit court by the Director of Labor, or a
9person aggrieved by a violation of this Act or any rule adopted
10under this Act.
11        (1) The Department shall distribute to all affected
12    employees 10% of the civil penalty recovered as a result of
13    any administrative proceeding or civil action brought by
14    the Department. The remaining 90% of the amount recovered
15    shall be submitted to the Director of Labor.
16        (2) In any civil action brought by an interested party
17    pursuant to this Section, the circuit court shall award the
18    interested party 10% of the amount recovered. In such case,
19    the remaining amount recovered shall be submitted to the
20    Director of Labor.
21    (c) Any uncollected amount shall be subject to the
22provisions of the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986.
23(Source: P.A. 98-106, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
24    (820 ILCS 185/42)
25    Sec. 42. Debarments. For any second or subsequent violation

 

 

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1determined by the Department which is within 5 years of an
2earlier violation, or a violation in accordance with the
3provisions of Section 45 of this Act, the Department shall add
4the employer or entity's name to a list to be posted on the
5Department's official website. Upon such notice, the
6Department shall notify the violating employer or entity. No
7state contract shall be awarded to an employer or entity
8appearing on the list until 5 4 years have elapsed from the
9date of the last violation.
10(Source: P.A. 95-26, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
11    (820 ILCS 185/45)
12    Sec. 45. Willful violations.
13    (a) Whoever willfully violates any of the provisions of
14this Act or any rule adopted under this Act or whoever
15obstructs the Director of Labor, or his or her representatives,
16or any other person authorized to inspect places of employment
17under this Act shall be liable for penalties up to triple
18double the statutory amount.
19    (b) Whoever willfully violates any of the provisions of
20this Act or any rule adopted under this Act shall be liable to
21the employee for punitive damages in an amount equal to the
22penalties assessed in subsection (a) of this Section.
23    (c) The penalty shall be imposed in cases in which an
24employer or entity's conduct is proven by a preponderance of
25the evidence to be willful. The penalty may be recovered in a

 

 

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1civil action brought by the Director of Labor in any circuit
2court. In any such action, the Director of Labor shall be
3represented by the Attorney General. Any uncollected amount
4shall be subject to the provisions of the Illinois State
5Collection Act of 1986.
6    (d) An entity or employer that willfully violates any
7provision of this Act or any rule adopted under this Act
8commits a Class C misdemeanor. An entity or employer that
9commits a second or subsequent violation within a 5 year period
10commits a Class 4 felony.
11    (e) An entity or employer that is found to have willfully
12violated any provision of this Act shall be debarred from being
13awarded a State contract as provided under Section 42 of this
14Act.
15(Source: P.A. 95-26, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.".