Bill Text: IL SB1708 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Creates the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights Act. Requires employers to make specific disclosures to domestic workers regarding terms of employment. Requires written contracts. Establishes provisions for duration of shifts, meal breaks, sleep and rest periods, paid time off, and other matters. Provides for enforcement by the Department of Labor. Authorizes civil actions. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Minimum Wage Law, the Wages of Women and Minors Act, and the One Day Rest In Seven Act to make various changes regarding domestic workers. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1708 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB1708-Amended.html

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Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Filed: 4/24/2013

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1708
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1708 on page 3,
line 6, by changing "8" to "12"; and
on page 4, line 20, by changing "request" to "request by a
domestic worker working or scheduled to work 12 of more hours
for one employer"; and
on page 5, line 11, by changing "them;" to "them; and"; and
on page 5 by replacing lines 16 through 19 with "policies.";
and
on page 7, line 12, by changing "15" to "30"; and
on page 8, line 9, by changing "15" to "30"; and
on page 9 by replacing line 24 with the following:

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"hours, the"; and
on page 10 by replacing lines 10 and 11 with the following:
"employer and the domestic worker."; and
on page 11, line 16, by changing "pay" to "pay per week"; and
on page 12 in lines 12 and 17 by changing "21" each time it
appears to "14"; and
on page 13, line 16, by changing "3" to "5"; and
on page 14, line 9, by changing "the employer" to "an employer
that provides health coverage"; and
on page 20, line 14, by changing "15" to "21".