Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 820 - EMPLOYMENT
820 ILCS 180/ - Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act.

(820 ILCS 180/1)
Sec. 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Victims'
Economic Security and Safety Act.

(Source: P.A. 93-591, eff. 8-25-03.)
 
(820 ILCS 180/5)
Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds and declares the
following:
(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
(820 ILCS 180/10)
Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act, except as otherwise expressly provided:
(12.5) "Gender violence" means:
(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 1-1-20; 102-487, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
(820 ILCS 180/15)
Sec. 15. Purposes. The purposes of this Act are:
(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
(820 ILCS 180/20)
Sec. 20. Entitlement to leave due to domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any other crime of violence.
(a) Leave requirement.
(b) Notice. The employee shall provide the employer with at least 48 hours'
advance
notice of the employee's intention to take the leave, unless providing
such notice is not practicable. When an unscheduled absence occurs,
the employer may not take any action against the employee if the
employee, upon request of the employer and within a reasonable period after the absence, provides
certification under subsection (c).
(c) Certification.
(d) Confidentiality. All information provided to the employer pursuant
to subsection (b) or (c), including a statement of the employee or any
other documentation, record, or corroborating evidence, and the fact
that the employee has requested or obtained leave pursuant to this
Section, shall be retained in the strictest confidence by the employer,
except to the extent that disclosure is:
(e) Employment and benefits.
(f) Prohibited acts.
(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 1-1-20; 102-487, eff. 1-1-22; 102-890, eff. 5-19-22.)
 
(820 ILCS 180/25)
Sec. 25. Existing leave usable for addressing domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any criminal violence. An employee who is entitled to take paid or unpaid leave (including
family, medical, sick, annual, personal, or similar leave) from employment,
pursuant to federal, State, or local law, a collective bargaining agreement, or
an
employment benefits program or plan, may elect to substitute any period of such
leave for an equivalent period of leave provided under Section 20. The employer may not require the employee to substitute available paid or unpaid leave for leave provided under Section 20.

(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 1-1-20; 102-487, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
(820 ILCS 180/30)
Sec. 30. Victims' employment sustainability; prohibited
discriminatory acts.
(a) An employer shall not fail to hire, refuse to hire,
discharge, constructively discharge, or harass any individual, otherwise discriminate against any
individual with respect to the compensation, terms, conditions, or
privileges of employment of the individual, or retaliate against an
individual in any form or manner, and a public agency shall not deny,
reduce, or terminate the benefits of, otherwise sanction, or harass any
individual, otherwise discriminate against any individual with respect
to the amount, terms, or conditions of public assistance of the
individual, or retaliate against an individual in any form or manner,
because:
(b) In this Section:
unless the employer or public agency can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the employer or public agency.
(c) An employer subject to Section 21 of the Workplace Violence Prevention Act shall not violate any provisions of the Workplace Violence Prevention Act.
(d) Confidentiality. All information provided to the

employer pursuant to this Section including a
statement of the employee or any other documentation, record, or corroborating evidence, and the fact that the employee has requested or obtained an accommodation pursuant to this Section shall be retained in the strictest confidence by the employer, except to the extent that disclosure is:
 
(820 ILCS 180/35)
Sec. 35.
Enforcement.
(a) Department of Labor.
(b) Refusal to pay damages. Any employer who has been ordered by
the Director of Labor or the court to pay damages under this Section
and who fails to do so within 30 days after the order is entered is
liable to pay a penalty of 1% per calendar day to the employee for each
day of delay in paying the damages to the employee.

(Source: P.A. 93-591, eff. 8-25-03.)
 
(820 ILCS 180/40)
Sec. 40. Notification. Every employer covered by this Act
shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places on the premises of
the employer where notices to employees are customarily posted, a
notice, to be prepared or approved by the Director of Labor,
summarizing the requirements of this Act and information pertaining to
the filing of a charge. The Director shall furnish copies of summaries
and rules to employers upon request without charge. Any employer that fails to post the required notice may not rely on the provisions in subsection (b) of Section 20 to claim that the employee failed to inform the employer that she or he wanted or was eligible for leave under this Act.

(Source: P.A. 96-635, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
(820 ILCS 180/45)
Sec. 45. Effect on other laws and employment benefits.
(a) More protective laws, agreements, programs, and
plans. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to supersede
any provision of any federal, State, or local law, collective
bargaining agreement, or employment benefits program or plan
that provides:
(b) Less protective laws, agreements, programs, and
plans. The rights established for employees who are victims
of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any
other crime of violence and employees with a family or
household member who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any
other crime of violence under this Act shall not be diminished by any
federal, State or local law, collective bargaining agreement, or
employment benefits program or plan.

(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 1-1-20; 102-487, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
(820 ILCS 180/905)
Sec. 905. Severability. If any provision of this Act
or the application of such
provision to any person or circumstance is held
to be in violation of the United States Constitution or Illinois
Constitution, the
remainder of the provisions of this Act and the application of those
provisions to any person or circumstance shall not be affected.

(Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
(820 ILCS 180/999)
Sec. 999.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

(Source: P.A. 93-591, eff. 8-25-03.)

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