97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1937

 

Introduced , by Rep. Rita Mayfield

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
410 ILCS 625/4 new

    Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that an individual with a contagious disease who works in a business establishment dealing in the sale of food items must disclose the disease to his or her employer. Provides that the employer may not terminate the employee due to receiving the information, but must take reasonable precaution to protect the public.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning public health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act is
5amended by adding Section 4 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 625/4 new)
7    Sec. 4. Disclosure. An individual with a contagious disease
8who works in a business establishment dealing in the sale of
9food items must disclose the disease to his or her employer.
10The employer may not terminate the employee due to receiving
11this information, but must take reasonable precaution to
12protect the public.