Labor & Employment

passed · Illinois · House May 28, 2026

HR 635: 4-DAY WORK WEEK-SUPPORT

Urges the State of Illinois to make needed investments in Illinois workplaces to decrease burnout, increase workplace happiness, and recognize that a portion of the productivity gains the United States has seen should result in less work for all. Urges pilot programs to be established to promote, incentivize, and support the use of a 4-day workweek by qualifying employers and to study the benefits and effects of a 4-day workweek on participating employees and employers and to promote and support the use of a 4-day workweek for employees of the State of Illinois.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly urges Illinois to promote 4-day workweek pilot programs, decrease burnout, and increase workplace happiness - directly advancing worker well-being and employment standards.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment

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passed · Illinois · House May 21, 2026

HB 2490: FIREFIGHTER PAID FAMILY LEAVE

Creates the Firefighter Paid Family Leave Act. Provides that a firefighter shall receive 6 weeks of paid family leave that may be used: (1) for the birth of a child in order to care for the child; (2) to care for a newly adopted child under 18 years of age, a newly placed foster child under 18 years of age, or a newly adopted or placed foster child older than 18 years of age if the child is incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability; and (3) to care for a family member with a serious health condition. Provides that an employer shall compensate a firefighter granted leave under the Act at the firefighter's regular rate of pay, paid at the same interval the firefighter was paid while working, for those regular work hours during which the firefighter is absent from work. Sets forth provisions concerning employment protection and maintenance of benefits; prohibited acts, limitations of the Act; waiver of leave under the Act; and collective bargaining agreements. Limits home rule. Provides that the Department of Labor may adopt any rules necessary to implement the Act. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides 6 weeks paid family leave for firefighters to care for newborns, adopted/foster children, or disabled family members, expanding worker benefits and protecting family care rights.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment

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passed · Illinois · House Apr 21, 2026

HB 5208: BEREAVEMENT LEAVE ACT

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Zachary's Parent Protection Act. Amends the Family Bereavement Leave Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Bereavement Leave Act. Sets forth provisions concerning family bereavement leave, child extended bereavement leave, and general bereavement leave. Provides for the qualifying requirements, notice requirements, and length of leave provided under those circumstances. Provides that the bereavement leave provided under the Act is in addition to the unpaid leave time allowed under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Provides that the Department of Labor shall review complaints to determine whether there is cause for investigation. Makes changes to definitions. Repeals the Child Extended Bereavement Leave Act. Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act and the Child Labor Law of 2024 to make conforming changes.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands bereavement leave benefits with new provisions for family/child leave, adding to existing protections without reducing rights, directly advancing worker benefits under Labor & Employment.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment

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in committee · Illinois · House Apr 17, 2026

HB 5168: HEALTH CARE VIOLENCE PREVENT

Amends the Health Care Violence Prevention Act. Makes changes to defined terms. In provisions concerning workplace safety, provides that a health care worker may not be discouraged from contacting law enforcement or the Department of Public Health regarding workplace violence, and a health care provider may not maintain a policy that limits such contact. Adds additional requirements to the workplace violence prevention program, including reporting requirements and identifying the need for additional security and alarms, adequate exit routes, monitoring systems, barrier protections, lighting, entry procedures, and systems to identify and flag persons who have previously committed violent acts in the health care provider space. Sets forth provisions concerning violent incident investigations, and recordkeeping and reporting requirements for health care providers regarding violent incidents. Establishes penalties for failure to comply with the Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from public disclosure workplace violence records maintained by health care providers as required under a specified provision of the Health Care Violence Prevention Act.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill prevents discouragement of reporting workplace violence, strengthens safety protections for health care workers by mandating reporting access to law enforcement and public health.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment

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passed · Illinois · House Jan 22, 2026

HR 620: 2022 HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIES

This Illinois House Resolution (HR 620) calls on Congress to reinstate healthcare subsidies that were part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which expired on January 1, 2026. It directly addresses Illinois residents, small businesses, and self-employed individuals who rely on the Get Covered Illinois marketplace, as they face significantly higher premiums and deductibles without these subsidies. The resolution requests immediate action to reverse the expiration of these cost-saving subsidies, which the bill claims would prevent up to 140,000 Illinoisans from affording coverage. Note: The resolution inaccurately attributes the subsidy expiration to former President Trump; the Inflation Reduction Act was enacted under President Biden, and subsidies expired due to legislative inaction, not Trump's policies. This is a symbolic resolution, not a binding law.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill seeks to reinstate federal healthcare subsidies reducing costs for lower/middle-income residents/businesses, aligning with tax relief indicators for fiscal support.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill explicitly calls to reinstate healthcare subsidies to prevent higher premiums, directly expanding affordable coverage for Illinois residents and small businesses.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentReinstating healthcare subsidies protects workers' access to affordable benefits, directly supporting employment standards by reducing financial burdens on residents and small businesses.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment

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signed · Illinois · Senate Dec 12, 2025

SB 2339: PRIVACY IN THE WORKPLACE

Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Provides that an employer enrolled in an Employment Eligibility Verification System, including the E-Verify program, shall not impose work authorization verification or re-verification requirements greater than those required by the Employment Eligibility Verification System. Provides that, if an employer receives notification from any federal agency or other outside third party not responsible for the enforcement of immigration law of a discrepancy as it relates to an employee's individual taxpayer identification number or other identifying documents, guarantees specified rights and protections to the employee. Makes changes in provisions concerning the administration and enforcement of the Act by the Department of Labor. Sets forth provisions concerning action for civil penalties brought by an interested party; private right of action; penalties; and review under the Administrative Review Law.

Topics ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationPrevents employers from imposing stricter work authorization checks than federal E-Verify, limiting state-level over-enforcement on immigrants.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentPrevents employers from imposing stricter immigration verification than E-Verify, protecting workers from unnecessary scrutiny and potential discrimination in workplace checks.90% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill restricts employer data collection beyond federal E-Verify requirements, strengthening workplace privacy protections per Right to Privacy Act amendments.92% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment

signed · Illinois · House Aug 15, 2025

HB 3638: WORK TRANSPARENCY-CONFIDENTIAL

Amends the Workplace Transparency Act. Provides that no contract, agreement, clause, covenant, waiver, or other document shall prohibit, prevent, or otherwise restrict an employee, prospective employee, or former employee from engaging in concerted activities to address work-related issues. Provides that any agreement, clause, covenant, or waiver that is a mutual condition of employment or continued employment may include provisions that would otherwise be against public policy if it acknowledges the right of the employee or prospective employee to engage in concerted activities to address work-related issues. Provides that an employee, prospective employee, or former employee and an employer may enter into a valid and enforceable settlement or termination agreement that includes promises of confidentiality related to alleged unlawful employment practices if the confidentiality provision expires no later than 5 years after the alleged unlawful employment practices occurred. Provides for the recovery of consequential damages incurred in challenging a contract for violation of the Act. Makes other changes.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProhibits employment clauses restricting workers' concerted activities on work issues, directly protecting organizing rights under labor law.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment

signed · Illinois · House Aug 15, 2025

HB 3046: UNI CIVIL SERVICE-EMPLOYEE RTS

Amends the State Universities Civil Service Act. Provides that nothing in the Act or any rules adopted under the Act prevents the parties to a collective bargaining agreement from agreeing to a provision that enhances employee rights. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly allows collective bargaining agreements to include enhanced employee rights provisions, directly supporting labor protections under the topic.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment

signed · Illinois · House Aug 15, 2025

HB 1616: ORGAN DONOR LEAVE-PART-TIME

Amends the Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act. Provides that a participating employee or part-time employee (rather than an employee) may use up to 10 days of leave in any 12-month period to serve as an organ donor. Provides that, for a part-time employee using leave to serve as an organ donor, the employer shall calculate the daily average pay the part-time employee received during his or her previous 2 months of employment and compensate the part-time employee in the amount of the daily average pay for the leave days used.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExtends paid organ donation leave benefits to part-time employees, requiring employers to provide compensation based on prior earnings. Expands worker benefits and protects rights under employment standards.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment

signed · Illinois · House Aug 14, 2025

HB 1189: PREVAILING WAGE-FED PROJECT

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that the definition of "public works" includes all federal construction projects administered or controlled by a public body if the prevailing rate of wages is equal to or greater than the prevailing wage determination by the United States Secretary of Labor for the same locality for the same type of construction used to classify the federal construction project. Makes a conforming change. Effective July 1, 2025.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill expands prevailing wage requirements to federal construction projects, ensuring workers receive fair compensation per federal standards, thus protecting worker wages.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment