Ill. Admin. Code tit. 56, § 2920.40 - Payments In Lieu Of Notice Of Separation Or Layoff
a) Wages
1)
Amounts paid or payable by an employing unit to an individual in lieu of notice
of separation or layoff, except for payments related to an employer's violation
of the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act [820 ILCS 65
] or the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (
29
USC 2101 et seq.), shall be treated as wages
with respect to the period of notice, provided that the following conditions
are met:
A) There must be an employment
agreement or a uniformly applied company policy that requires that the
employing unit give the employee a definite period of notice before a layoff or
separation;
B) The employee must be
laid off or separated without the required notice; and
C) The employing unit must pay the employee a
sum equal to his regular wages, or an amount computed in accordance with a
formula based on the employee's past earnings, for the required period of the
notice.
2) If the
amounts treated as wages in lieu of notice with respect to a week pursuant to
this subsection (a) exceed the individual's weekly benefit amount, the
individual shall be ineligible to receive benefits with respect to that
week.
b) Service
Payments. Amounts paid or payable by an employing unit to an individual in lieu
of notice of separation or layoff that do not satisfy the conditions set forth
in subsection (a) shall be treated as severance pay described in Section
2920.45 except for
payments that qualify as vacation pay in connection with a layoff or
separation, as provided in Section
2920.30
and are not related to an employer's violation of the Illinois Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or the federal Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act.
Notes
Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 1935, effective January 24, 2005
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