80 Ill. Adm. Code 420.680
Employee Rights After Leave
Section 420
Section 420.680Â Employee
Rights After Leave
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â When an employee returns from a leave of absence of 6 months
or less, the department shall return the employee to the same or similar
position in the class in which the employee was incumbent prior to the
commencement of the leave.
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Except for those leaves granted under Sections 420.665, 420.705,
420.710 or 420.760(g) and when an employee returns from a leave or leaves
exceeding 6 months and there is no vacant position available to the employee in
the same class in which the employee was incumbent prior to the leave or leaves
commencing, the employee may be laid off without consideration of continuous
service and, if laid off, the employee's name shall be placed on the
reemployment list.
c)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Except for those leaves granted under Sections 420.665,
420.690, 420.710 or 420.760(g), an employee shall resign his/her employment or
be terminated from employment once he/she has been continuously out on leave of
absence for 2 calendar years.