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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2063 Introduced , by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that an employer with 50 or more employees shall maintain records of employee complaints alleging sexual harassment and retain such records for a period of not less than 10 years after the date on which the complaint was received by the employer. Provides that intentional destruction or failure to maintain such records may be considered interference and a civil rights violation.
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| | HB2063 | | LRB101 05890 LNS 50911 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning human rights.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 2-108 as follows:
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| 6 | | (775 ILCS 5/2-108 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2-108. Retention of records by employers with 50 or |
| 8 | | more employees. |
| 9 | | (a) As used in this Section, "employee complaint" means a |
| 10 | | complaint filed through the internal complaint process of the |
| 11 | | employer on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act |
| 12 | | of the 101st General Assembly. |
| 13 | | (b) An employer, as defined by Section 2-101, with 50 or |
| 14 | | more employees shall maintain records of employee complaints |
| 15 | | alleging sexual harassment. Those records shall be retained for |
| 16 | | a period of not less than 10 years after the date on which the |
| 17 | | complaint was received by the employer. |
| 18 | | (c) The Department may seek an order requiring an |
| 19 | | applicable employer to comply with this Section. Intentional |
| 20 | | destruction of such records or failure to maintain records in |
| 21 | | the manner specified may be considered interference, as defined |
| 22 | | by Section 6-101, and a civil rights violation. |
| 23 | | (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to affect |