HB2771 - Healthy Workplace Act

• Requires all Illinois employers to provide employees with a minimum of 5 paid sick days per 12-month period, accruing at 1 hour per 40 hours worked, with pro-rata accrual allowed.

• Permits paid sick days to be used for employee's own illness or medical care, family member illness or care, medical appointments, school/childcare closures due to public health emergencies, and for domestic or sexual violence situations.

• Prohibits employers from interfering with, restraining, or disciplining employees for using paid sick days or opposing violations of the Act; paid sick days must be paid at regular rate or minimum wage for tipped employees.

• Allows employers to require medical certification for absences exceeding 3 consecutive workdays and to maintain existing paid time off policies that provide equivalent benefits; construction industry employees covered by collective bargaining agreements are exempt.

• Establishes Illinois Department of Labor enforcement with authority to impose civil penalties up to $2,500 per violation; allows employees to file complaints with the Department or pursue civil action within 3 years for unpaid wages, damages, and attorney's fees.