101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0171
 
Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
820 ILCS 180/40

     Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act. Provides that the notice to employees under the Act must include language encouraging employees to report to the employer the possibility of a domestic or intimate partner committing an act of violence at the workplace and be distributed to all employees on an annual basis.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning employment.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 40 as follows:
 



6    (820 ILCS 180/40)



7    Sec. 40. Notification. 
8    (a) Every employer covered by this Act
shall post and keep 
9posted, in conspicuous places on the premises of
the employer 
10where notices to employees are customarily posted, a
notice, to 
11be prepared or approved by the Director of Labor,
summarizing 
12the requirements of this Act and information pertaining to
the 
13filing of a charge. The Director shall furnish copies of 
14summaries
and rules to employers upon request without charge. 
15Any employer that fails to post the required notice may not 
16rely on the provisions in subsection (b) of Section 20 to claim 
17that the employee failed to inform the employer that she or he 
18wanted or was eligible for leave under this Act.

19    (b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), the 
20notice must contain the following language: 
21    "This company and State law encourages employees who think 
22they might be at risk of a domestic or intimate partner coming 
23to the workplace to commit an act of violence to share 
 
 
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1information with a supervisor, security personnel, human 
2resources personnel, or other company representative about the 
3potential risk, as State law requires the company to make all 
4reasonable accommodations to protect the reporting employee 
5and all employees from the risk of violence. State law protects 
6all employees from any sort of discrimination or retaliation 
7for informing the company about the potential risk of a 
8domestic or intimate partner coming to the workplace, including 
9firing or demotion.".
10    The notice required under this subsection must also be 
11distributed to all employees on an annual basis. 
12(Source: P.A. 96-635, eff. 8-24-09.)