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HB2449 Engrossed |
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LRB094 06680 DRH 36774 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
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| Railroad Employees Medical Treatment Act.
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| Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act: |
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| "Discipline" means to bring charges against in a |
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| disciplinary proceeding, suspend, terminate, or make a note of |
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| reprimand on an employee's record.
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| Section 10. Railroad employee access to first aid or |
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| medical treatment. |
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| (a) A railroad shall make a good faith effort to provide |
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| prompt medical attention for a railroad employee who is injured |
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| in the course of his or her employment. |
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| (b) It is unlawful for a railroad or person employed by a |
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| railroad to: |
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| (1) deny, delay, or interfere with medical treatment or |
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| first aid treatment to an employee of that railroad who has |
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| been injured during employment; or |
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| (2) discipline or threaten discipline to an employee of |
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| a railroad who has been injured during employment for (i) |
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| requesting medical or first aid treatment or (ii) following |
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| the orders or treatment plan of his or her treating |
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| physician. |
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| (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require a |
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| railroad or railroad employee to perform first aid or medical |
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| care. |
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| (d) This Section does not prevent an employer from: |
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| (1) noting in an employee's record that an injury |
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| occurred; or |
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| (2) offering light duty or an alternate work assignment |