{"data":{"id":"us-il/740-ilcs-174-32","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"740 ILCS 174/32","heading":"Defenses to actions.","body":"It shall be a defense to any action brought under this Act that the retaliatory action was predicated solely upon grounds other than the employee's exercise of any rights protected by this Act.","path":["CHAPTER 740 CIVIL LIABILITIES","Whistleblower Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2495\u0026ChapterID=57\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:43Z","sha256":"aeadcabf4c6ef00769a921b74b13ca890d8a7c9d98b7219eb5d52ee48334378d","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/740-ilcs-174-31","next":"us-il/740-ilcs-174-35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}