Illinois Compiled Statutes > 820 ILCS 96 > Article 1 – (Workplace Transparency Act)


§ 820 ILCS 96/1-1	Short title
§ 820 ILCS 96/1-5	Purpose
§ 820 ILCS 96/1-10	Application
§ 820 ILCS 96/1-15	Definitions
§ 820 ILCS 96/1-20	Reporting of allegations
§ 820 ILCS 96/1-25	Conditions of employment or continued employment
§ 820 ILCS 96/1-30	Settlement or termination agreements
§ 820 ILCS 96/1-35	Costs and attorney’s fees
§ 820 ILCS 96/1-40	Right to testify
§ 820 ILCS 96/1-45	Limitations
§ 820 ILCS 96/1-50	Severability

Allegation: something that someone says happened.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Donor: The person who makes a gift.
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Surviving spouse: means "widow" or "widower" as the case may be. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.32
Testify: Answer questions in court.

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