Governor J.B. Pritzker signed SB 1976 (Peters) into law. The new law (PA 104-0161) will require Illinois state agencies to impose federal workplace rules from the Biden Administration—at the state level—that are rolled back or eliminated by the Trump Administration.

PA 104-0161 also grants so-called “interested parties” the right to sue employers for alleged violations of workplace safety protocols.

NFIB opposed the legislation, fearing that it would:

• lead to a divergence between state and federal workplace regulations
• prevent Illinois small businesses from realizing any federal regulatory relief from overreaching governmental red tape
• expose small businesses to frivolous and bad-faith lawsuits by so-called “interested parties”

NFIB Illinois State Director Noah Finley joined Greg Bishop on Illinois in Focus to discuss the harmful impacts of this legislation.