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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1277         </title>
<shortdesc>UNEMPLOY INS-MISCONDUCT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Jil Tracy</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>820 ILCS 405/602</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 48, par. 432</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act concerning ineligibility for benefits after a discharge for misconduct. Provides that "misconduct" means the violation (rather than the deliberate and willful violation) of a reasonable rule or policy of the employing unit governing the individual's behavior in performance of his or her work, provided the violation has harmed the employing unit or other employees or has been repeated by the individual despite a warning or other instruction (rather than explicit instruction) from the employing unit.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Labor</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Subcommittee on Special Issues (LB)</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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