820 ILCS 63/5
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-272)
As used in this Act:
"Covered employee" means any person who performs an average of at least 35 hours of work per week for compensation on a full-time basis.
"Covered employer" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, government, non-profit organization, or business trust that directly or indirectly, or through an agent or any other person, employs or exercises control over wages, hours, or working conditions of an employee, and that:
(2) employs 50 or more covered employees in a geographic area specified in paragraph (1) at an address that is located within one mile of fixed-route transit service. "Public transit" means any transportation system within the authority and jurisdiction of the Regional Transportation Authority.
"Transit pass" means any pass, token, fare card, voucher, or similar item entitling a person to transportation on public transit.
(Source: P.A. 103-291, eff. 1-1-24.)