The Illinois General Assembly amended the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act. Township officers may now serve on the board of a nonprofit corporation interested in a contract, work, or business of the township.
Amendments were adopted to the Access to Local Records of the Department of Human Rights modifying the Department of Human Rights' regulations regarding the cost for on-site training conducted by the Department's Training Institute.
Multiple groups of Chicago retirees have sought to retain health care and benefits coverage, but only pre-2003 Chicago pension plan holders have viable claims.
Relying on precedent and its assessment of legislative intent, the court held that the phrase "catastrophic injury" in section 10(a) of the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act ("Benefits Act"), 820 ILCS 320/10(a), is not synonymous with an injury resulting in an occupational disease disability pension under section 4-110.1 of the Pension Code.
State and local government employees are now explicitly denied the benefits of governmental support when involved in criminal proceedings or investigations.
Prior to recent amendments, only the Director of Physical Services of the Office of the Secretary of State had authority to act in administrative matters concerning public use of the Capitol Complex in Springfield.
The Department has adopted amendments to its regulations concerning the state employees' pay plan to reflect a memorandum of understanding entered into by the Department and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 700.
As of January 1, 2015, the board of park commissioners must contribute to the pension fund in amounts not less than those required by 40 ILCS 5/12-149(a).
Park employee service annuity contributions will increase from 6.5% of the employee's salary to 8% beginning January 1, 2015. The contribution rate will further increase to 9% beginning January 1, 2017, and 10% on January 1, 2019.
Going forward, any new benefit increases to Article 12 (park employees' and retirement board employees' annuity and benefit fund) must identify and provide enough additional payments to the fund to cover any increase in cost to the fund that the new benefit creates.
Beginning in 2015 and continuing through 2016, employee contributions to the park employee pension fund will increase from 1.10 to 1.70 times the amount of employee contributions during the previous 12-month fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
Recent amendments to the Illinois Pension Code include changes to provisions concerning employer and employee contributions, annual pension increases, duty disability benefits, and early retirement.
The Department of Central Management Services ("CMS") has extended the financial incentives for non-Medicare annuitants who opt out of the State Employees Group Insurance. 80 Ill. Adm. Code 2106.
The Criminal Code of 2012, which previously criminalized threatening public officials, has been amended to specifically include threats made to a human service provider (or to a member of their immediate family).
Illinois lawmakers have amended the Unified Code of Correction to allow for more severe penalties in relation to crimes against postal workers (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2).
Public safety workers hurt during training can get healthcare benefits, but only if the injuries were caused by emergencies and not planned activities, the supreme court rules.
Illinois lawmakers have amended the State Comptroller Act to require state agencies to use direct deposits in making payments to its employees and some vendors. (15 ILCS 405/9.03)
The Children and Family Services Act has been amended to prohibit the Department of Children and Family Services from employing sexually dangerous persons.
The Illinois Pension Code has been amended to enable public workers to establish creditable service and earn credits in the public employee retirement system during furloughs.
Illinois lawmakers have amended the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 to expand the state employee benefits program to cover medically necessary physical therapy and occupational therapy. 5 ILCS 375/6.11A.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Public Employee Disability Act to allow the state to seek reimbursement of the benefits it must pay to an injured state worker when a third party is responsible for the employee's disability. 5/ILCS 345/1.
