IL SB2999

Employers must reimburse employees for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred within the scope of employment and directly related to job duties that primarily benefit the employer.

Employers are not responsible for losses due to employee negligence, normal wear and tear, or theft unless caused by employer negligence.

Employees must submit reimbursement requests with supporting documentation within 30 calendar days of incurring the expense, or within a longer timeframe if specified in the employer's written policy.

Employers with established written expense reimbursement policies are only liable if they authorized or required the expense or failed to comply with their own policy; employees who fail to follow the policy are not entitled to reimbursement.

Employer reimbursement policies may establish spending limits or guidelines, and employers are not liable for amounts exceeding those limits, but policies cannot provide for no reimbursement or de minimis reimbursement.