IL HB4614

Defines unemployment insurance fraud as knowingly making false statements or failing to disclose material facts to obtain benefits, including false statements about job seeking and non-disclosure of voluntary job departure, refusal of work, or discharge.

Requires individuals convicted of unemployment insurance fraud to repay benefits and become ineligible for 6 weeks for first offense and 2 additional weeks for each subsequent offense, with ineligibility ending after 26 weeks or 2 years from notification, whichever occurs first.

Mandates the Department of Employment Security include a permanent statement on its website and all printed benefit application and claim forms warning that providing false or misleading information is a crime with penalties including imprisonment, fines, and denial of benefits.

Requires employers and other persons to promptly provide information to law enforcement or the Department when requested for detecting, prosecuting, or preventing unemployment insurance fraud, subject to legal privileges.

Obligates employers and other persons with reasonable belief that unemployment insurance fraud is occurring or has occurred to disclose relevant information to law enforcement or the Department, subject to legal privileges.