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: 3/15/2013

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1708
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1708 on page 3,
line 4 by inserting after "(iii)" the following:
"personal care attendants and personal assistants working
under the Home Services Program under Section 3 of the Disabled
Persons Rehabilitation Act; (iv)"; and
on page 3, line 10 by changing "(iv)" to "(v)".