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This bill amends the Transportation Benefits Program Act by expanding the definition of "construction industry" to include a wide range of activities such as building, repairing, demolishing, and moving construction-related materials, as well as snow plowing and refuse collection. The bill specifically exempts covered employers in the construction industry from the Act's requirements if they have entered into a bona fide collective bargaining agreement with their employees. The bill modifies the definition of "covered employee" by removing the previous requirement of working an average of at least 35 hours per week. The legislation maintains provisions that protect employees' rights to collectively bargain and allows existing collective bargaining agreements to waive the Act's requirements if done explicitly and unambiguously. The bill continues to apply to employers in specific townships and counties in Illinois that employ 50 or more covered employees within one mile of fixed-route transit service, and it relates to providing transit passes or transportation benefits to employees.

Labor and Employment

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2406&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104