HB3898 - Healthy Workplace Act

• Requires all Illinois employers to provide employees a minimum of 40 hours of paid sick time annually (or pro rata hours for part-time employees), accruing at one hour per 40 hours worked.

• Permits paid sick time to be used for employee or family member illness, medical care, school/business closures due to public health emergencies, domestic or sexual violence, court-related appointments, and COVID-19 exposure.

• Prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for using paid sick time, changing work schedules to avoid paying sick time, or counting sick time use negatively in hiring, termination, promotion, or attendance policies.

• Establishes enforcement through the Illinois Department of Labor with civil penalties up to $2,500 per violation for knowing, repeated, or reckless disregard violations; allows employees to file complaints with the Department or pursue civil actions within 3 years.

• Creates the Healthy Workplace Fund in the State treasury, funded by 20% of collected penalties from employers, dedicated to enforcing the Act; effective July 1, 2021.