Sen. Linda Holmes

Filed: 4/17/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1859

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1859 as follows:
 
3by replacing line 9 on page 24 through line 22 on page 25 with
4the following:
 
5    "(225 ILCS 515/12.4 new)
6    Sec. 12.4. Employer violations of Act; civil penalties;
7hearing procedure.
8    (a) An employment agency shall be required to provide each
9of its employer clients with proof of a valid license issued by
10the Department at the time of entering into a contract. An
11employment agency shall be required to notify, both by
12telephone and in writing, each employer with whom it contracts
13within 24 hours of any denial, suspension, or revocation of its
14license by the Department. All contracts between any employment
15agency and any employer shall be considered null and void from
16the date any denial, suspension, or revocation of license

 

 

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1becomes effective and until such time as the employment agency
2becomes licensed and considered in good standing by the
3Department.
4    (b) The Department shall provide on the Internet a list of
5entities licensed as employment agencies, as provided for in
6Section 1 of this Act. An employer may rely on information
7provided by the Department or maintained on the Department's
8website pursuant to Section 1 of this Act and shall be held
9harmless if the information maintained or provided by the
10Department was inaccurate. It is a violation of this Act for an
11employer to accept a referral of an individual for employment
12from an employment agency not licensed under Section 1.5 of
13this Act.
14    If, upon investigation, the Department finds that a
15violation of this subsection (b) has occurred, for a first
16violation by an employer, the Department shall provide notice
17to any employer that it finds is doing business with an
18unlicensed employment agency. The notice shall identify the
19unlicensed entity, indicate that any contract between the
20unlicensed employment agency and the employer client is null
21and void, provide information regarding the Department's
22website that lists licensed employment agencies, and inform the
23employer of penalties for subsequent violations.
24    For a second violation by an employer, or if the first
25violation is not remedied within 10 days of notice by the
26Department, the Director may impose a civil penalty of up to

 

 

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1$500 for each referral of an individual for employment accepted
2from an employment agency not licensed under Section 1.5.
3    For any violation by an employer after the second
4violation, the Director may impose a civil penalty of up to
5$1,500 for each referral of an individual for employment
6accepted from an employment agency not licensed under Section
71.5. If the first violation is not remedied within 30 days of
8notice by the Department, the Director may impose an additional
9civil penalty of up to $1,500 for every 30 days that passes
10thereafter.
11    (c) The Director of Labor may adopt rules for the conduct
12of hearings and collection of these penalties assessed under
13this Section in accordance with Section 12 of this Act. The
14amount of these penalties, when finally determined, may be
15recovered in a civil action brought by the Director of Labor in
16any circuit court. In any such action, the Director of Labor
17shall be represented by the Attorney General."; and
 
18on page 27, by replacing lines 8 through 12 with the following:
 
19    "(225 ILCS 515/12.6 new)
20    Sec. 12.6. Child Labor and Day and Temporary Labor Services
21Enforcement Fund. All moneys received as fees and penalties
22under this Act shall be deposited into the Child Labor and Day
23and Temporary Labor Services Enforcement Fund and may be used
24for the purposes set forth in Section 17.3 of the Child Labor

 

 

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1Law.
 
2    Section 10. The Child Labor Law is amended by changing
3Section 17.3 as follows:
 
4    (820 ILCS 205/17.3)  (from Ch. 48, par. 31.17-3)
5    Sec. 17.3. Any employer who violates any of the provisions
6of this Act or any rule or regulation issued under the Act
7shall be subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed $5,000 for
8each such violation. In determining the amount of such penalty,
9the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the business
10of the employer charged and the gravity of the violation shall
11be considered. The amount of such penalty, when finally
12determined, may be
13        (1) recovered in a civil action brought by the Director
14    of Labor in any circuit court, in which litigation the
15    Director of Labor shall be represented by the Attorney
16    General;
17        (2) ordered by the court, in an action brought for
18    violation under Section 19, to be paid to the Director of
19    Labor.
20    Any administrative determination by the Department of
21Labor of the amount of each penalty shall be final unless
22reviewed as provided in Section 17.1 of this Act.
23    Civil penalties recovered under this Section shall be paid
24into the Child Labor and Day and Temporary Labor Services

 

 

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1Enforcement Fund, a special fund which is hereby created in the
2State treasury. Moneys in the Fund may be used, subject to
3appropriation, for exemplary programs, demonstration projects,
4and other activities or purposes related to the enforcement of
5this Act or for the activities or purposes related to the
6enforcement of the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act, or for
7the activities or purposes related to the enforcement of the
8Private Employment Agency Act.
9(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)".