(820 ILCS 225/17) (from Ch. 48, par. 137.17)
Sec. 17. (a) It shall be the duty of the Department of Labor to enforce
the rules of the Director of Labor promulgated by virtue of this Act and the Safety Inspection and Education Act.
(b) Any employees or representatives of them who believe that a
violation of a safety or health standard exists that threatens physical
harm, or that an imminent danger exists, upon which the Department of Labor
has failed to issue a notice of violation or take another enforcement
action within a reasonable time after a complaint has been made to the
Department of Labor may request a hearing before the Director of Labor
by filing a written petition, setting forth the details and providing a
copy to the employer or his agent. The Attorney General or state's attorney
upon request of the Director of Labor shall prosecute any violation of any
law which probable cause shall be determined to exist after hearing on the
aforesaid petition.
(Source: P.A. 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.)
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