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Tuesday, December 11, 2018

New Act Extends PEDA Benefits to Paramedics


The Illinois General Assembly recently enacted P.A. 100-1143 amending the Public Employee Disability Act (PEDA) to expand disability benefits. Currently, PEDA requires a state or local government employer to continue to pay a police officer or firefighter, who is injured in the line of duty and unable to perform his or her duties, the employee's salary for a one year period without requiring the employee to use sick leave or other leave time. This new law extends PEDA benefits to a "full-time paramedic or a firefighter who performs paramedic duties." The Act is effective January 1, 2019.

The bill had been vetoed by Illinois Governor Rauner but the Illinois Senate and House voted to override the veto.

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