HB1937 EngrossedLRB097 10579 RPM 50935 b

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; food employee. An individual with a
8contagious disease that can be transmitted by a food handler
9through food, who works in a business establishment dealing in
10the sale or manufacture of food items must disclose the disease
11to his or her employer. The employer may not terminate the
12employee due to receiving this information, but must take
13reasonable precaution to protect the public and comply with
14rules promulgated by the Department to reduce the risk of
15foodborne disease transmission in order to protect the public.