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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5425   </title>
<shortdesc>EMPLOYEE LEAVE-CRIM</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Charles E. Jefferson</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Creates the Employees Leave to Attend Criminal Proceedings Act. Requires employers who employ 6 or more people to allow an employee to take unpaid leave to attend a criminal proceeding if the employee was a victim of certain crimes or is in the immediate family of the victim of such crimes. Provides that employers who violate these provisions are deemed to be engaging in an unlawful employment practice. Requires employees to give notice to employers when the employees need to leave work to attend a criminal proceeding. Permits an employer to limit the amount of leave an employee may take to attend a criminal proceeding if the leave creates an undue hardship to the employer's business.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/4/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles E. Jefferson</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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