No employer shall discharge, demote or suspend, or threaten to discharge, demote or suspend, or in any manner discriminate against any employee: (i) who makes any good faith oral or written report of suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, or financial exploitation; (ii) who makes any good faith oral or written report concerning information about the suspicious death of an eligible adult; or (iii) who is or will be a witness or testify in any investigation or proceeding concerning a report of suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, or financial exploitation.
320 ILCS 20/4.1
Employer discrimination
Known as the Adult Protective Services Act
The act spans §§ 320-20-1 to 320-20-9-5 (27 sections).
P.A. 102-244, eff. 1-1-22; 103-329, eff. 1-1-24.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.