HB4919 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act Section 11 regarding unfair labor practice procedures and Board enforcement mechanisms.

• Requires parties to participate in impasse arbitration procedures under Section 14 when the Board finds a violation of paragraph (4) of Section 10(a), with the right to strike preserved until the arbitration hearing convenes and new fiscal years not impairing arbitration panel jurisdiction.

• Mandates the Board award interest at 7% per annum when back pay is awarded to affected employees.

• Permits the Board to sanction parties for frivolous litigation, bad faith allegations, or denials without reasonable cause, including ordering payment of the opposing party's reasonable expenses and attorney's fees.

• Establishes that the State of Illinois and its agencies are subject to the same sanction provisions as any other party to proceedings.