Mourns the death of Robert Charles "Bob" Bracco of Raleigh, North Carolina.
Sen. Don Harmon
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Mourns the death of William R. "Bill" Miller of Oak Park.
Mourns the death of Margaret M. Condor of Oak Park.
Amends the Co-operative Act. Increases from 5 to 10 the number of shares for which a person may subscribe or control. Increases from $100 to $1,000 the maximum subscription price per share. Increase from $500 to $10,000 the maximum value of stock issued to any one shareholder. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an annual report prepared by the Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development shall be filed by July 1 of each odd year beginning in 2015 (instead of July 1 of each odd year). Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that with respect to employment, it is a civil rights violation for an employer to refuse to provide reasonable accommodations for an employee for conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, if she so requests, with the advice of her health care provider. Provides that the term "reasonable accommodations" means actions which would permit such an employee to perform in a reasonable manner the activities involved in the job or occupation including an accessible worksite, acquisition or modification of equipment, job restructuring, and modified work schedule. Provides that the reasonable accommodations shall be undertaken provided that those actions do not impose an undue hardship on the business, program, or enterprise of the entity from which the actions are requested.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning recovery of costs associated with the provision of delivery services.
Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Establishes requirements for the use of payroll cards by employers. Provides that receipt of wages by means of a payroll card may not be a condition of employment. Requires certain disclosures to be made to employees before using payroll cards. Requires the offer of an alternative means of payment to be available. Establishes limits on fees. Effective January 1, 2015.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning court costs.