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EMPLOYMENT

(820 ILCS 220/) Safety Inspection and Education Act.

    (820 ILCS 220/0.01) (from Ch. 48, par. 59.01) 

    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Safety
Inspection and Education Act. 

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.) 

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    (820 ILCS 220/.02) (from Ch. 48, par. 59.02) 

    Sec. .02. Definitions. As used in this Act: 

    "Department" means the Department of Labor. 

    "Director" means the Director of Labor. 

    "Division" means the Division of Safety Inspection and Education
of the Department of Labor. 

    "Employee" means every person in the service of: the State,
including members of the General Assembly, members of the Illinois
Commerce Commission, members of the Workers' Compensation Commission,
and all persons in the service of the public universities and colleges
in Illinois; an Illinois county, including deputy sheriffs and assistant
State's attorneys; or an Illinois city, township, incorporated village
or school district, body politic, or municipal corporation; whether by
election, under appointment or contract, or hire, express or implied,
oral or written.

    "Public employer" or "employer" means the State of Illinois and
all political subdivisions. 

(Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06; 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.) 

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    (820 ILCS 220/1) (from Ch. 48, par. 59.1) 

    Sec. 1.    For the purpose of assisting in the
administration of the provisions of this Act, the Director of Labor may
authorize his representatives in the Department of Labor to perform any
necessary inspections or investigations. The Department of Labor,
hereinafter called the Department, shall maintain a division to be known
as the Division of Safety Inspection and Education, hereinafter called
the Division. 

(Source: P.A. 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.) 

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    (820 ILCS 220/2) (from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part) 

    Sec. 2. Powers and duties; inspections. 

    (a) The Director of Labor shall enforce the occupational safety
and health standards and rules promulgated under the Health and Safety
Act and any occupational health and safety laws relating to inspection
of places of employment, and shall visit and inspect, as often as
practicable, the places of employment covered by this Act. 

    (b) The Director of Labor or his or her authorized
representatives upon presenting appropriate credentials to the agent in
charge is authorized to have the right of entry and inspections of all
places of public employment in the State as follows: 

        (1) To enter without delay and at reasonable times 

    

any factory, plant, establishment, construction site, or other area,
workplace or environment where work is performed by an employee of a
public employer in order to enforce such occupational safety and health
standards.

        (2) If the public employer refuses entry upon being 

    

presented proper credentials or allows entry but then refuses to permit
or hinders the inspection in some way, the inspector shall leave the
premises and immediately report the refusal to authorized management.
Authorized management shall notify the Director of Labor to initiate the
compulsory legal process or obtain a warrant for entry, or both. 

        (3) To inspect and investigate during regular working 

    

hours and at other reasonable times, and within reasonable limits and in
a reasonable manner, any such place of employment and all pertinent
conditions, structures, machines, apparatus, devices, equipment, and
materials therein, and to question privately any such employer, agent or
employee.

        (4) The owner, operator, manager or lessees of any 

    

place affected by the provisions of this Act and his or her agent,
superintendent, subordinate or employee, and any employer affected by
such provisions shall when requested by the Division of Safety
Inspection and Education, or any duly authorized agent thereof, furnish
any information in his or her possession or under his control which the
Department of Labor is authorized to require, and shall answer
truthfully all questions required to be put to him, and shall cooperate
in the making of a proper inspection.

        (5) (Blank). 

        (6) Subject to regulations issued by the Director of 

    

Labor, a representative of the employer and a representative authorized
by his or her employees shall be given an opportunity to accompany the
Director of Labor or his or her authorized representative during the
physical inspection of any workplace under this Section for the purpose
of aiding such inspection. Where there is no authorized employee
representative the Director of Labor or his or her authorized agent
shall consult with a reasonable number of employees concerning matters
of health and safety in the workplace.

        (7)(A) Whenever and as soon as an inspector concludes 

    

that an imminent danger exists in any place of employment, the inspector
shall inform the affected employees or their authorized representatives
and employers of the danger and that the inspector is recommending to
the Director of Labor that relief be sought.

        (B) Whenever the Director is of the opinion that 

    

imminent danger exists in the working conditions of any public employee
in this State, which condition may reasonably be expected to cause death
or serious physical harm immediately or before the imminence of such
danger can be eliminated through the enforcement procedures otherwise
provided by this Act and the Health and Safety Act, the Director may
file a complaint in the circuit court for appropriate relief, including
an order that may require such steps to be taken as may be necessary to
abate, avoid, correct, or remove the imminent danger and prohibit the
employment or presence of any individual in locations or under
conditions where such imminent danger exists, except those individuals
whose presence is necessary to abate, avoid, correct, or remove the
imminent danger or to maintain the capacity of a continuous process
operation to assume normal operations without a complete cessation of
operations, or where a cessation of operations is necessary to permit
the cessation to be accomplished in a safe and orderly manner.

        (C) If the Director of Labor arbitrarily or 

    

capriciously fails to seek relief under this Section, any employee who
may be injured by reason of such failure, or the representative of the
employee, may bring an action against the Director of Labor in the
circuit court for the circuit in which the imminent danger is alleged to
exist or the employer has his or her principal office, for relief by
mandamus to compel the Director of Labor to seek such an order and for
such further relief as may be appropriate.

    (c) In making his or her inspections and investigations 

    

under this Act and the Health and Safety Act, the Director of Labor has
the power to require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
production of evidence under oath. 

(Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06; 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.) 

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    (820 ILCS 220/2.1) (from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part) 

    Sec. 2.1. Complaint inspection procedures.

    (a) Any employees or representatives of employees who believe
that a violation of a safety or health standard exists or that an
imminent danger exists, may request an inspection by submitting a
written complaint to the Director of Labor or his or her authorized
representative setting forth with reasonable particularity the grounds
for the complaint, and signed by the employees or representative of
employees. 

    (b) If the Director of Labor or the Director's authorized
representative determines there are no reasonable grounds to believe
that a violation or danger exists, he or she shall notify the employees
or representatives of the employees in writing of such determination.

    (c) If, upon receipt of such complaint, the Director of Labor or
his or her authorized representative determines there are reasonable
grounds to believe that such violation or danger exists, he or she shall
make a special inspection of the workplace in accordance with the
provisions of this Act as soon as practicable, to determine if such
violation or danger exists. 

    (d) A copy of the complaint shall be provided the employer or
his or her agent by the Director of Labor or his or her authorized
representative at the time of inspection, except that, upon the request
of the person making such complaint, his name and the name of individual
employees referred to therein, shall not appear in such copy or on any
record published, released, or made available by the Director of Labor
or his or her authorized representative. 

    (e) Nonformal complaints shall be handled by an authorized
representative of the Director of Labor and, based upon the severity and
legitimacy of the complaint, the authorized representative of the
Director of Labor shall either schedule a complaint inspection or issue
a letter to the public employer stating the concern. 

(Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06.)

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    (820 ILCS 220/2.2) 

    Sec. 2.2. Discrimination prohibited.

    (a) A person may not discharge or in any way discriminate
against any employee because the employee has filed a complaint or
instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to
this Act or the Health and Safety Act or has testified or is about to
testify in any such proceeding or because of the exercise by the
employee on behalf of himself or herself or others of any right afforded
by this Act or the Health and Safety Act.

    (b) Any employee who believes that he or she has been discharged
or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of this
Section may, within 30 calendar days after the violation occurs, file a
complaint with the Director of Labor alleging the discrimination. Upon
receipt of the complaint, the Director of Labor shall cause such
investigation to be made as the Director deems appropriate. If, after
the investigation, the Director of Labor determines that the provisions
of this Section have been violated, the Director shall bring an action
in the circuit court for appropriate relief, including rehiring or
reinstatement of the employee to his or her former position with back
pay, after taking into account any interim earnings of the employee.

    (c) (Blank). 

(Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06; 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.)

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    (820 ILCS 220/2.3) (from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part) 

    Sec. 2.3. Methods of compelling compliance.

    (a) Citations. 

        (1) If, upon inspection or investigation, the 

    

Director of Labor or his or her authorized representative believes that
an employer has violated a requirement of this Act, the Health and
Safety Act, or a standard, rule, regulation or order promulgated
pursuant to this Act or the Health and Safety Act, he or she shall with
reasonable promptness issue a citation to the employer. Each citation
shall be in writing; describe with particularity the nature of the
violation and include a reference to the provision of the Act, standard,
rule, regulation, or order alleged to have been violated; and fix a
reasonable time for the abatement of the violation.

        (2) The Director of Labor may prescribe procedures 

    

for the issuance of a notice of de minimis violations which have no
direct or immediate relationship to safety or health.

        (3) Each citation issued under this Section, or a 

    

copy or copies thereof, shall be prominently posted as prescribed in
regulations issued by the Director of Labor at or near the place at
which the violation occurred. 

        (4) Citations shall be served on the employer, 

    

manager, or agent by delivering an exact copy to the person upon whom
the service is to be had, or by leaving a copy at his or her usual place
of business or abode, or by sending a copy thereof by certified mail to
his place of business.

        (5) No citation may be issued under this Section 

    

after the expiration of 6 months following the occurrence of any
violation.

        (6) If, after an inspection, the Director of Labor 

    

issues a citation, he or she shall within 5 days after the issuance of
the citation, notify the employer by certified mail of the penalty, if
any, proposed to be assessed for the violation set forth in the
citation.

        (7) If the Director of Labor has reason to believe 

    

that an employer has failed to correct a violation for which a citation
has been issued within the period permitted for its correction, the
Director of Labor shall notify the employer by certified mail of such
failure and of the monetary penalty proposed to be assessed by reason of
such failure.

        (8) The public entity may submit in writing data 

    

relating to the abatement of a hazard to be considered by an authorized
representative of the Director of Labor. The authorized representative
of the Director of Labor shall notify the interested parties if such
data will be used to modify an abatement order. 

    (b) Proposed penalties. 

        (1) Civil penalties. Civil penalties under 

    

subparagraphs (A) through (E) may be assessed by the Director of Labor
as part of the citation procedure as follows:

            (A) Any public employer who repeatedly violates 

        

the requirements of this Act, the Health and Safety Act or any standard,
or rule, or order pursuant to either Act may be assessed a civil penalty
of not more than $10,000 per violation. 

            (B) Any employer who has received a citation for

        

a serious violation of the requirements of this Act, the Health and
Safety Act or any standard, or rule, or order pursuant to either Act may
be assessed a civil penalty up to $1,000 for each such violation.

            For purposes of this Section, a serious
violation 

        

shall be deemed to exist in a place of employment if there is a
substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result
from a condition which exists, or from one or more practices, means,
methods, operations, or processes which have been adopted or are in use
in such place of employment unless the employer did not know and could
not, with the exercise of reasonable diligence, have known of the
presence of the violation.

            (C) Any public employer who has received a 

        

citation for violations of this Act, the Health and Safety Act, or any
standard, or rule, or order pursuant to either Act not of a serious
nature may be assessed a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each such
violation. 

            (D) Any public employer who fails to correct a 

        

violation for which a citation has been issued within the period
permitted may be assessed a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each day
the violation continues.

            (E) Any public employer who intentionally 

        

violates the requirements of this Act, the Health and Safety Act or any
standard, or rule, or order pursuant to either Act or demonstrates plain
indifference to any of those requirements shall be issued a willful
violation and may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $10,000.

        (2) Criminal penalty. Any public employer who 

    

willfully violates any standard, rule, or order promulgated pursuant to
this Act or the Health and Safety Act shall be charged with a Class 4
felony if that violation causes death to any employee.

        (3) Assessment and reduction of penalties. The 

    

Director of Labor shall have the authority to assess all civil penalties
provided in this Section, giving due consideration to the
appropriateness of the penalty. Any penalty may be reduced by the
Director of Labor or the Director's authorized representative based upon
the public employer's "good faith", "size of business", and "history of
previous violations". 

(Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06; 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.)

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    (820 ILCS 220/2.4) (from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part) 

    Sec. 2.4. Contested cases.

    (a)(1) An employer, or an agent, manager or superintendent
thereof, after receiving a citation, a proposed assessment of penalty,
or a notification of failure to correct violation from the Director of
Labor or his or her authorized agent that he or she is in violation of
this Act, the Health and Safety Act, or any occupational safety or
health standard, rule, or order pursuant to either Act, may within 15
working days from receipt of the notice of citation or penalty request
in writing a hearing before the Director for an appeal from the citation
order, notice of penalty, or abatement period.

    (2) An informal review may be requested by the 

    

aforementioned parties within those 15 days for an authorized
representative of the Director of Labor to review abatement dates, to
reclassify violations (such as willful to serious, serious to other than
serious), and/or to modify or withdraw a penalty, a citation, or a
citation item if the employer presents evidence during the informal
conference which convinces the authorized representative that the
changes are justified.

    (3) If, within 15 working days from the receipt of the 

    

notice issued by the Director, the employer fails to notify the Director
that he or she intends to contest the citation or proposed assessment of
penalty, and no notice is filed by any employee or employee
representative under subsection (b) within such time, the citation and
the assessment, as proposed, shall be deemed a final order and not
subject to review by any court or agency. 

    (b) Any employee or representative of an employee may within 15
working days of the issuance of a citation file a request in writing for
a hearing before the Director for an appeal from the citation on the
ground that the period of time fixed in the citation for the abatement
of the violation is unreasonable. 

    (c)(1) (Blank). 

    (2) If an employer or his or her representatives 

    

notifies the Director that he intends to contest a citation or
notification or if, within 15 working days of the issuance of the
citation, any employee or representative of employees files a notice
with the Director alleging that the period of time fixed in the citation
for the abatement of the violation is unreasonable, the Director shall
afford an opportunity for a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge
designated pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 2.10. At the hearing
the employer or employee shall state his or her objections to such
citation and provide evidence why such citation shall not stand as
entered. The Director of Labor or his or her representative shall be
given the opportunity to state his or her reasons for entering such
violation citation. Affected employees shall be provided an opportunity
to participate as parties to hearings under the rules of procedure
prescribed by the Director (56 Ill. Admin. Code, Part 120).

    (3) The Administrative Law Judge on behalf of the 

    

Director, in consideration of the evidence presented at the formal
hearing, shall in accordance with his rules enter a final decision and
order within a reasonable time affirming, modifying or vacating the
citation or proposed penalty, or directing other appropriate relief.

    (4) (Blank). 

    (5) Appeal. 

        (A) Any party adversely affected by a final violation 

    

order or determination of the Administrative Law Judge on behalf of the
Director may obtain judicial review by filing a complaint for review
within 35 days after the entry of the order or other final action
complained of, pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review
Law, all amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted
pursuant thereto.

        (B) If no appeal is taken within 35 days the order 

    

shall become final.

        (C) Judicial reviews filed under this Section shall 

    

be heard expeditiously.

    (6) The Director of Labor and/or the Administrative Law 

    

Judge on behalf of the Director of Labor has the power:

        (A) To issue subpoenas for and compel the attendance 

    

of witnesses and the production of pertinent books, papers, documents or
other evidence.

        (B) To hear testimony and receive evidence.

        (C) To order testimony of a witness residing within 

    

or without this State to be taken by deposition in the manner prescribed
by law for depositions in civil cases in the circuit court in any
proceedings pending before him or her at any state of such proceeding. 

    Subpoenas and commissions to take testimony shall be 

    

under seal of the Director of Labor.

    Service of subpoenas may be made by any sheriff or any 

    

other person. The circuit court for the county where any hearing is
pending may compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of
pertinent books, papers, records, or documents and the giving of
testimony before the Director of Labor or an Administrative Law Judge by
an attachment proceeding, as for contempt, in the same manner as the
production of evidence may be compelled before the court. 

(Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06; 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.)

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    (820 ILCS 220/2.5) 

    Sec. 2.5. Employee access to information.

    (a) The Director of Labor shall issue rules requiring employers
to maintain accurate records of employee exposures to potentially toxic
materials or harmful physical agents which are required to be monitored
or measured under this Act or the Health and Safety Act.

        (1) The rules shall provide employees or their 

    

representatives with an opportunity to observe such monitoring or
measuring, and to have access to the records thereof.

        (2) The rules shall also make appropriate provisions 

    

for each employee or former employee to have access to such records as
will indicate his or her own exposure to toxic materials or harmful
physical agents.

        (3) Each employer shall promptly notify any employee 

    

who has been or is being exposed to toxic materials or harmful physical
agents in concentrations or at levels which exceed those prescribed by
an occupational safety and health standard and shall inform any employee
who is being thus exposed of the corrective action being taken.

    (b) The Director of Labor shall also issue rules requiring that
employers, through posting of notices or other appropriate means, keep
their employees informed of their protections and obligations under
these Acts, including the provisions of applicable standards. 

(Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06; 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.)

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    (820 ILCS 220/2.6) 

    Sec. 2.6. Other prohibited actions and sanctions.

    (a) Advance notice. A person who gives advance notice of any
inspection to be conducted under the authority of this Act or the Health
and Safety Act without authority from the Director of Labor, or his or
her authorized representative, commits a Class B misdemeanor.

    (b) False statements. A person who knowingly makes a false
statement, representation, or certification in any application, record,
report, plan, or other document required pursuant to this Act, the
Health and Safety Act, or any rule, standard, or order pursuant to
either Act commits a Class 4 felony.

    (c) Violation of posting requirements. A public employer who
violates any of the required posting requirements of Sections 2.3 and
2.5 of this Act is subject to the following citations and proposed
penalty structure:

        (1) Job Safety & Health Poster: an other-than-serious 

    

citation with a proposed penalty of $1,000.

        (2) Annual Summary of Injuries/Illnesses: an 

    

other-than-serious citation and a proposed penalty of $1,000 even if
there are no recordable injuries or illnesses.

        (3) Citation: an other-than-serious citation and a 

    

proposed penalty of $1,000.

    (d) All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the
Director of Labor or the Director's authorized representative in
connection with any inspection or proceeding under this Act or the
Health and Safety Act or any standard, rule, or order pursuant to either
Act which contains or might reveal a trade secret shall be considered
confidential, except that such information may be disclosed
confidentially to other officers or employees concerned with carrying
out this Act or the Health and Safety Act or when relevant to any
proceeding under this Act or the Health and Safety Act. In any such
proceeding, the Director of Labor or the court shall issue such orders
as may be appropriate, including the impoundment of files or portions of
files, to protect the confidentiality of trade secrets. A person who
violates the confidentiality of trade secrets commits a Class B
misdemeanor. 

(Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06; 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.)

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    (820 ILCS 220/2.7) 

    Sec. 2.7. Inspection scheduling system.

    (a) In general, the priority of accomplishment and assignment of
staff resources for inspection categories shall be as follows:

        (1) Imminent Danger.

        (2) Fatality/Catastrophe Investigations.

        (3) Complaints/Referrals Investigation.

        (4) Programmed Inspections - general, monitoring and 

    

follow-up.

    (b) The priority for assignment of staff resources for hazard
categories shall be the responsibility of an authorized representative
of the Director of Labor based upon the inspection category, the type of
hazard, the perceived severity of hazard, and the availability of
resources. 

(Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06; 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.)

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    (820 ILCS 220/2.8) (from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part) 

    Sec. 2.8. Voluntary compliance program.

    (a) The Department shall encourage employers and organizations
and groups of employees to institute and maintain safety education
programs for employees and promote the observation of safety practices. 

    (b) The Department shall provide and conduct educational
programs specifically designed to meet the regulatory requirements and
the needs of the public employer.

    (c) (Blank).

    (d) Regular public information programs shall be conducted to
inform the public employers of changes to the regulations or updates as
necessary.

    (e) The Department shall provide support services for any public
employer who needs assistance with the public employer's self-inspection
programs.

(Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06; 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.)

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    (820 ILCS 220/2.9) 

    Sec. 2.9. Laboratory services. The Department shall enlist the
services of certified laboratories to provide analysis and
interpretation of results via contractual services. 

(Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06.)

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    (820 ILCS 220/2.10) (from 820 ILCS 220/2, in part) 

    Sec. 2.10. Adoption of rules; designation of personnel to hear
evidence in disputed matters.

    (a) The Director of Labor shall adopt such rules and regulations
as he or she may deem necessary to implement the provisions of this Act
or the Health and Safety Act, including, but not limited to, rules and
regulations dealing with: (1) the inspection of an employer's
establishment and (2) the designation of proper parties, pleadings,
notice, discovery, the issuance of subpoenas, transcripts, and oral
argument. 

    (b) The Director of Labor may designate personnel to hear
evidence in disputed matters. 

(Source: P.A. 94-477, eff. 1-1-06; 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.)

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    (820 ILCS 220/2a) (from Ch. 48, par. 59.2a) 

    Sec. 2a. (Repealed). 

(Source: P.A. 87-245. Repealed by P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.) 

  HYPERLINK
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    (820 ILCS 220/7) (from Ch. 48, par. 59.7) 

    Sec. 7. Employees in the Division shall be employed subject to
the provisions of the Personnel Code and "An Act to define and regulate
participation in politics, political management or political campaigns
by merit employees of the State." 

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 2049.) 

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    (820 ILCS 220/8) (from Ch. 48, par. 59.8) 

    Sec. 8. The Attorney General and state's attorneys, upon request
of the Department, shall prosecute any violation of any law which the
Department has the duty to administer and enforce. 

(Source: P.A. 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.) 

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    (820 ILCS 220/9) (from Ch. 48, par. 59.9) 

    Sec. 9. The Director of Labor shall, in the annual report to the
Governor required by "The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois", report
the result of inspections and investigations made of such
establishments, together with such other information and recommendations
as he deems proper. 

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 2049.) 

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    (820 ILCS 220/10) (from Ch. 48, par. 59.10) 

    Sec. 10. All fines collected pursuant to this Act or the Health
and Safety Act shall be deposited in the general revenue fund of the
State of Illinois. 

(Source: P.A. 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.) 

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    (820 ILCS 220/11) (from Ch. 48, par. 59.11) 

    Sec. 11. Nothing in this Act or the Health and Safety Act shall
be construed to supersede or in any manner affect any workers'
compensation or occupational diseases law or any other common law or
statutory rights, duties or liabilities, or create any private right of
action. 

(Source: P.A. 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.) 

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"http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/082002200K11.htm"   

    (820 ILCS 220/12) 

    Sec. 12. It shall be the duty of the Division under the Director
of Labor to ensure that the health and safety of the public employees in
Illinois are protected by a program at least as effective as the federal
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) program. 

(Source: P.A. 95-623, eff. 9-17-07.)

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