Public Act 094-1084
 
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    AN ACT concerning employment.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Employee Blood Donation Leave Act is amended
by changing Section 10 as follows:
 
    (820 ILCS 149/10)
    Sec. 10. Paid leave for blood donation; administration.
    (a) On request, a participating employee subject to this
Act may be entitled to blood donation leave with pay.
    (b) An employee may use up to one hour, or more if
authorized by the employer or a collective bargaining
agreement, to donate blood every 56 days in accordance with
appropriate medical standards established by the American Red
Cross, America's Blood Centers, the American Association of
Blood Banks, or other nationally recognized standards.
    (c) A participating employee may use the leave authorized
in subsection (b) of this Section only after obtaining approval
from the employer.
    (d) The Department must adopt rules governing blood
donation leave, including rules that (i) establish conditions
and procedures for requesting and approving leave and (ii)
require medical documentation of the proposed blood donation
before leave is approved by the employer.
(Source: P.A. 94-33, eff. 1-1-06.)