Illinois Statutes Chapter 820. Employment § 219/95. Request for hearing

(a) Within 15 working days after receiving a citation, proposed assessment of a civil penalty, or notice of failure to correct a violation, a public employer or the employer's agent, manager, or superintendent may request in writing a hearing before the Director to contest the citation, assessment of a civil penalty, or notice of failure to correct a violation.

(b) If, within 15 working days after receiving a citation and notice of penalty or notice of failure to correct a violation issued by the Director, the employer fails to notify the Director that it intends to contest the citation, assessment of a civil penalty, or notice of failure to correct a violation, and if no notice requesting a hearing is filed by an employee or employee representative under subsection (c) within that time, the citation, assessment of a civil penalty, or notice of failure to correct a violation shall be deemed a final order and not subject to review by any court or agency.

(c) Within 15 working days after the issuance of a citation under Section 80, an employee or representative of an employee may file a request in writing for a hearing before the Director to contest the citation on the ground that the period of time fixed in the citation for the abatement of the violation identified in the citation is unreasonable.