Illinois Code § 10

§ 10.

Definitions. As used in this Act: "Department" means the Department of Labor. "Director" means the Director of Labor. "Employee" has the meaning given in Section 2 of the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. "Employer" has the meaning given in Section 2 of the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. "Employer" includes the State or any political subdivision of the State, unit of local government, or State or local government agency. "Interested party" means an organization that monitors or is attentive to compliance with public or worker safety laws, wage and hour requirements, or other statutory requirements. "Political matters" means matters relating to elections for political office, political parties, proposals to change legislation, proposals to change regulations, proposals to change public policy, and the decision to join or support any political party or political, civic, community, fraternal, or labor organization. "Religious matters" means matters relating to religious belief, affiliation, and practice and the decision to join or support any religious organization or association. "Voluntary" means, with respect to an action, that the action is not: (1) incentivized by a positive change in any employment condition, including, but not limited to, any form of compensation or any other benefit of employment; and (2) taken under threat of a negative change in any employment condition for non-attendance, including, but not limited to, the provisions set forth in Section 15, any negative performance evaluation, or any other adverse change in any form of compensation or any other benefit of employment. (Source: P.A. 103-722, eff. 1-1-25.)