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820 ILCS 151/15

(820 ILCS 151/15)

Sec. 15. Employee benefits protection.

(a) Any employee who exercises the right to family military leave under this Act, upon expiration of the leave, shall be entitled to be restored by the employer to the position held by the employee when the leave commenced or to a position with equivalent seniority status, employee benefits, pay and other terms and conditions of employment.  This Section does not apply if the employer proves that the employee was not restored as provided in this Section because of conditions unrelated to the employee's exercise of rights under this Act.

(b) During any family military leave taken under this Act, the employer shall make it possible for employees to continue their benefits at the employee's expense.  The employer and employee may negotiate for the employer to maintain benefits at the employer's expense for the duration of the leave.

(Source: P.A. 94-589, eff. 8-15-05.)