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90_HB1869
820 ILCS 235/4 from Ch. 48, par. 172g
Amends the Medical Examination of Employees Act. Deletes
language making violation of the Act a petty offense with a
$100 fine. Provides that the Director of Labor shall
administer and enforce the Act. Provides that the Department
of Labor may investigate complaints, conduct hearings, and
subpoena witnesses and documents. Provides that the Director
of Labor shall adopt rules to administer and enforce the Act.
Provides that any employer who fails to comply with a final
decision of the Director or who discriminates or retaliates
against any employee for filing a complaint with the Director
or cooperating or providing information in any investigation
or proceeding commits a Class B misdemeanor and is subject to
a fine of $100 for each day the violation continues.
Provides that the Attorney General shall prosecute
violations.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Medical Examination of Employees Act
2 by changing Section 4.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Medical Examination of Employees Act is
6 amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
7 (820 ILCS 235/4) (from Ch. 48, par. 172g)
8 Sec. 4. Administration; enforcement; penalties.
9 (a) The Director of Labor or his or her authorized
10 representative shall administer and enforce the provisions of
11 this Act. The Department shall have authority to investigate
12 complaints, conduct hearings, and subpoena witnesses and
13 documents. The Director shall promulgate rules necessary to
14 administer and enforce the provisions of this Act. Decisions
15 of the Director shall be reviewable pursuant to the
16 Administrative Review Law.
17 (b) Any employer who: (1) fails to comply with a final
18 decision of the Director or a reviewing court on appeal,
19 within 35 days after the decision becomes final, or (2)
20 discriminates or retaliates against an employee for filing a
21 complaint with the Director or cooperating or providing
22 information in any investigation or proceeding under this
23 Act, shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and subject to
24 a fine of $100 for each day that the failure to comply or
25 other violation continues. The Attorney General shall
26 prosecute violations under this subsection (b) upon request
27 by the Director of Labor.
28 Whoever violates the provisions of this Act shall be
29 guilty of a petty offense and fined not more than $100 for
30 each offense.
31 (Source: P.A. 77-2430.)