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SB1269 Engrossed |
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LRB094 04931 WGH 34960 b |
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| AN ACT concerning employment.
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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 5. The Employee Blood Donation Leave Act is amended |
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| by changing Section 10 as follows:
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| (820 ILCS 149/10)
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| Sec. 10. Paid leave for blood donation; administration. |
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| (a) On request, a participating employee subject to this |
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| Act may be
entitled to blood donation leave with pay. |
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| (b) An employee may use
up to one hour, or more if |
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| authorized by the employer or a collective bargaining |
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| agreement, to donate blood every 56 days in accordance with |
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| appropriate medical standards
established by the American Red |
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| Cross, America's Blood Centers, the American Association of |
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| Blood Banks, or other nationally recognized standards. |
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| (c) A participating employee may use the leave authorized |
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| in
subsection (b) of this Section only after obtaining approval
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| from the employer.
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| (d) The Department must adopt rules governing blood |
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| donation leave,
including rules that (i) establish conditions |
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| and procedures for requesting
and approving leave and (ii) |
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| require medical documentation of the proposed
blood donation |
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| before leave is approved by the employer.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-33, eff. 1-1-06.)
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