820 ILCS 65/20
820 ILCS 65/20
in effect(820 ILCS 65/20) Sec. 20. Extension of layoff period. A layoff of more than 6 months which, at its outset, was announced to be a layoff of 6 months or less shall be treated as an employment loss under this Act unless: (1) the extension beyond 6 months is caused by business circumstances (including unforeseeable changes in price or cost) not reasonably foreseeable at the time of the initial layoff; and (2) notice is given at the time it becomes reasonably foreseeable that the extension beyond 6 months will be required. (Source: P.A. 93-915, eff. 1-1-05.)
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