Illinois has enacted two amendments to its Labor Disputes Act. The first one, HB 2907, limits the amount of monetary damages an employer can recover stemming from a labor dispute. The second one, HB 3396, makes it a Class A misdemeanor with a minimum fine of $500 for anyone to place an object in the public way with the intention of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding a picket line or other demonstration or protest.

The amendments were signed into law by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

Illinois Labor Dispute Act

The Illinois Labor Dispute Act (ILDA) provides striking workers and peaceful picketers substantial rights and protections. It precludes Illinois courts from granting restraining orders and injunctions when picketing in connection with any dispute concerning terms and conditions of employment is peaceful, does not involve threats or intimidation, and would restrain anyone from:

• Terminating an employment relationship or ceasing to perform work.
• Peaceably and without threats or intimidation, recommending, advising or persuading others to do so.
• Peaceably and without threats or intimidation, being on any public thoroughfare to obtain or communicate information.
• Peaceably and without threats or intimidation, persuading any person or persons to work or not work.
• Peaceably and without threats or intimidation, ceasing to employ any party to a labor dispute, or recommending, advising or persuading others to do so.
  

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