Bill > SB0220

This bill amends the Military Leave Act to provide paid leave for employees participating in military funeral honors details. The bill allows employees working for employers with 51 or more staff to use up to 8 hours per calendar month (with a maximum of 40 hours per year) to participate in a funeral honors detail, which involves providing military funeral honors for veterans. Eligible participants include active or retired military members, members of reserve components, or authorized providers such as veterans service organizations. Employees must give reasonable notice to their employer and can take this leave without exhausting other types of leave like vacation or sick time. Employers must pay the employee's regular rate of pay for the time spent on the funeral honors detail. The bill defines key terms like "funeral honors detail" (a ceremony including flag folding and playing "Taps") and "veteran" (a person honorably discharged from active military service). Employers may deny leave in certain care facility settings if it would reduce staffing below minimum levels or impair safe operations. Upon returning from such leave, employees are entitled to be restored to their previous or equivalent position with the same benefits and status.

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https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=220&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104