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Introduced
01/22/2025
01/22/2025
In Committee
04/23/2025
04/23/2025
Crossed Over
04/09/2025
04/09/2025
Passed
08/01/2025
08/01/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/01/2025
08/01/2025
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act. Provides that an employer shall compensate an employee during the break time provided under the Act at the employee's regular rate of compensation. Provides that an employer shall not require an employee to use paid leave during the break time or reduce an employee's compensation during the break time in any other manner.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act to provide additional protections for nursing mothers in Illinois workplaces. Specifically, the bill requires employers to compensate employees at their regular rate of pay during break times used for expressing breast milk for their infant child within one year of the child's birth. The legislation explicitly prohibits employers from requiring employees to use existing paid leave during these break times or from reducing compensation in any other manner. The break time can run concurrently with other existing break periods, and employers must provide reasonable break time as needed, with an exception for situations that would create an undue hardship as defined by the Illinois Human Rights Act. By mandating paid break time and preventing wage reductions, the bill aims to support working mothers who are breastfeeding and ensure they are not financially penalized for taking necessary milk expression breaks.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Labor and Employment
Sponsors (40)
Laura Fine (D)*,
Katie Stuart (D)*,
Dee Avelar (D),
Harry Benton (D),
Amy Briel (D),
Mary Beth Canty (D),
Kelly Cassidy (D),
Sharon Chung (D),
Terra Costa Howard (D),
Michael Crawford (D),
Margaret Croke (D),
Anthony DeLuca (D),
Martha Deuter (D),
Dan Didech (D),
Kimberly du Buclet (D),
Robyn Gabel (D),
Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D),
Graciela Guzmán (D),
Will Guzzardi (D),
Barbara Hernandez (D),
Lisa Hernandez (D),
Norma Hernandez (D),
Lilian Jiménez (D),
Tracy Katz Muhl (D),
Stephanie Kifowit (D),
Camille Lilly (D),
Theresa Mah (D),
Joyce Mason (D),
Yolonda Morris (D),
Michelle Mussman (D),
Aarón Ortíz (D),
Willie Preston (D),
Abdelnasser Rashid (D),
Bob Rita (D),
Jennifer Sanalitro (R),
Mike Simmons (D),
Anne Stava-Murray (D),
Rachel Ventura (D),
Maurice West (D),
Janet Yang Rohr (D),
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0076 (on 08/01/2025)
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