101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1877
 
Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. John F. Curran - Jil Tracy - Dale A. Righter - Sue Rezin
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Creates the Sexual Harassment Victim Representation Act. Prohibits unions from designating the same union representative to represent both a victim of sexual harassment and the alleged perpetrator in any disciplinary proceeding.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Sexual 
5Harassment Victim Representation Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Perpetrator" means an individual who commits or is alleged 
8to have committed an act or threat of sexual harassment.
9    "Sexual harassment" means any unwelcome sexual advances or 
10requests for sexual favors or any conduct of a sexual nature 
11when: (i) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly 
12or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's 
13employment; (ii) submission to or rejection of such conduct by 
14an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions 
15affecting such individual; or (iii) such conduct has the 
16purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an 
17individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, 
18hostile, or offensive working environment.
19    "Union" means any organization defined as a "labor 
20organization" under Section 2 of the National Labor Relations 
21Act (29 U.S.C. 152).
22    "Union representative" means a person designated by a union 
23to represent a member of the union in any disciplinary 
 
 
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1proceeding.
2    "Victim" means a victim of sexual harassment.

 
3    Section 10. Dual representation prohibited.
4    (a) In any proceeding in which a victim who is a member of 
5a union has accused a perpetrator who is a member of the same 
6union, the victim and the perpetrator may not be represented in 
7the proceeding by the same union representative.
8    (b) The union must designate separate union 
9representatives to represent the parties to the proceeding.