610 ILCS 107/ Railroad Employees Medical Treatment Act.
(610 ILCS 107/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Railroad Employees Medical Treatment Act.
(Source: P.A. 94‑318, eff. 1‑1‑06.)
(610 ILCS 107/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
"Discipline" means to bring charges against in a disciplinary proceeding, suspend, terminate, or make a note of reprimand on an employee's record.
(Source: P.A. 94‑318, eff. 1‑1‑06.)
(610 ILCS 107/10)
Sec. 10. Railroad employee access to first aid or medical treatment.
(a) A railroad shall make a good faith effort to provide prompt medical attention for a railroad employee who is injured in the course of his or her employment.
(b) It is unlawful for a railroad or person employed by a railroad to:
(1) deny, delay, or interfere with medical treatment
| or first aid treatment to an employee of that railroad who has been injured during employment; or | |
(2) discipline or threaten discipline to an employee |
| of a railroad who has been injured during employment for (i) requesting medical or first aid treatment or (ii) following the orders or treatment plan of his or her treating physician. | |
(c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require a railroad or railroad employee to perform first aid or medical care.
(d) This Section does not prevent an employer from:
(1) noting in an employee's record that an injury |
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(2) offering light duty or an alternate work |
| assignment to an injured employee if the light duty or alternate work assignment does not conflict with the orders or treatment plan of the employee's treating physician. | |
(e) The Commission has exclusive jurisdiction to determine violations of this Section. If, after a proper complaint and hearing, the Commission determines that a violation has occurred, the Commission shall impose, for each violation, a penalty in an amount not exceeding $10,000. This penalty is the exclusive remedy for any violation of this Section. The Commission shall give priority to any complaint alleging a violation of this Section and shall issue its decision as promptly as possible.
(Source: P.A. 94‑318, eff. 1‑1‑06.) |