IL HB3249

Requires employers to provide suitable seating to employees when the nature of their work reasonably allows for seated work

Prohibits employers from designing workspaces that require standing if the workspace could reasonably be designed to allow seated work

Employers must post notice of employee rights under the Act within 30 days of the effective date in customary employee notice locations

Employees may bring civil action within one year of alleged violation, including class action lawsuits, with courts authorized to award injunctive relief, reinstatement, back pay, benefits restoration, and mandatory attorney's fees and costs for prevailing employees

Department of Labor enforces the Act with civil penalties of $1,000 per violation, with each affected employee constituting a separate violation