Illinois Compiled Statutes
5 ILCS 345/0.01 (2026)
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(5 ILCS 345/0.01)
(from Ch. 70, par. 90.9)
Sec. 0.01.
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This Act may be cited as the
Public Employee Disability Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2001–2025 · leading case: Mabie v. Vill. of Schaumburg, 847 N.E.2d 796 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006).
Mabie v. Vill. of Schaumburg, 847 N.E.2d 796 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). “He says he is entitled to those benefits under the Public Employee Disability Act (PEDA) (5 ILCS 345/0.01 et seq. (West 2000)). The Village claims it does not have to pay the benefits because the plaintiffs injury did not occur “in the line of duty” under PEDA.”
Gibbs v. Madison Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 760 N.E.2d 1049 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “See 5 ILCS 345/0.01 et seq. (West 1992). There is no indication that the legislature intended to alter or alleviate that purpose with the subsequent amendments to the Act.”
Graham v. Vill. of Dolton, 2023 IL App (1st) 211662-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “(West 2016)) benefits plaintiff received under a settlement agreement with defendant are wages under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (820 ILCS 115/1 et seq. (West 2016)) and the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act awards costs and reasonable attorney fees to a…”
Howe v. The Ret. Bd. of the Firemen's Annunity & Benefit Fund of Chicago, 2015 IL App (1st) 141350 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “The Village of Schaumburg (Village) eventually settled the workers’ compensation claim with the plaintiff, after which he filed a complaint for injunctive relief pursuant to the Public Employee Disability Act (PEDA) (5 ILCS 345/0.01 et seq. (West 2000)). The plaintiff sought an…”
Sottos v. Bd. of Trs. of the Firefighters' Pension Fund of the City of Moline, 2017 IL App (3d) 160481 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “Plaintiff received full pay from the City pursuant to the Public Employee Disability Act (Disability Act) ( 5 ILCS 345/0.01 et seq. (West 2012)) through March 8, 2013.”
Bitner v. City of Pekin, 2024 IL App (4th) 230718 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “OPINION ¶1 Plaintiffs, Christopher Bitner and John Brooks, sued their former employer, defendant, the City of Pekin, seeking a declaratory judgment that defendant unlawfully withheld employment taxes and deducted sick and compensatory time from benefits they received pursuant to…”
Vill. of Steger v. Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council, 2024 IL App (1st) 232341-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “1 of the CBA provided for a disability benefit identical to the statutory benefit conferred by the Public Employee Disability Act (5 ILCS 345/0.01 to 2 (West 2020)): “For the purposes of this Section, ‘eligible employee’ means any full- time employee.”
Sottos v. Bd. of Trs. of the Firefighters' Pension Fund of the City of Moline, 2017 IL App (3d) 160481 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “Plaintiff received full pay from the City pursuant to the Public Employee Disability Act (Disability Act) (5 ILCS 345/0.01 et seq. (West 2012)) through March 8, 2013.”
Allenbaugh v. City of Peoria, 2024 IL App (4th) 240306-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “¶2 In August 2021, plaintiff, Joshua Allenbaugh, filed a declaratory judgment complaint against defendant, the City of Peoria (City), alleging that the City failed to comply with the terms of the Public Employee Disability Act (PEDA) (5 ILCS 345/0.01 et seq. (West 2020)) by…”
Hawkins v. City of Harvey (N.D. Ill. 2025). “He was placed on leave and, because he was unable to perform his duties due to injury on the job, he received payment under the Illinois Public Employees Disability Act (5 ILCS 345/0.01, et seq.) (“PEDA”) through the pay period ending on May 17, 2019.”
The City of Chicago v. Illinois Workers' Comp. Comm'n (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “In Mabie, our appellate court held that the Commission’s decision that a fireman’s injury arose out of and in the course of his employment barred the Village of Schaumburg from relitigating the issue of causation in a subsequent proceeding under the Public Employee Disability…”
Gibbs v. Madison Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “See 5 ILCS 345/0.01 et seq. (West 1992). There is no indication that the legislature intended to alter or alleviate that purpose with the subsequent amendments to the Act.”
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