093_SB0679enr SB679 Enrolled LRB093 10734 WGH 11124 b 1 AN ACT concerning human rights. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by 5 changing Section 2-102 as follows: 6 (775 ILCS 5/2-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 2-102) 7 Sec. 2-102. Civil Rights Violations - Employment. It is 8 a civil rights violation: 9 (A) Employers. For any employer to refuse to hire, to 10 segregate, or to act with respect to recruitment, hiring, 11 promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or 12 apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure or terms, 13 privileges or conditions of employment on the basis of 14 unlawful discrimination or citizenship status. 15 (A-5) Language. For an employer to impose a restriction 16 that has the effect of prohibiting a language from being 17 spoken by an employee in communications that are unrelated to 18 the employee's duties. 19 For the purposes of this subdivision (A-5), "language" 20 means a person's native tongue, such as Polish, Spanish, or 21 Chinese. "Language" does not include such things as slang, 22 jargon, profanity, or vulgarity. 23 (B) Employment Agency. For any employment agency to fail 24 or refuse to classify properly, accept applications and 25 register for employment referral or apprenticeship referral, 26 refer for employment, or refer for apprenticeship on the 27 basis of unlawful discrimination or citizenship status or to 28 accept from any person any job order, requisition or request 29 for referral of applicants for employment or apprenticeship 30 which makes or has the effect of making unlawful 31 discrimination or discrimination on the basis of citizenship SB679 Enrolled -2- LRB093 10734 WGH 11124 b 1 status a condition of referral. 2 (C) Labor Organization. For any labor organization to 3 limit, segregate or classify its membership, or to limit 4 employment opportunities, selection and training for 5 apprenticeship in any trade or craft, or otherwise to take, 6 or fail to take, any action which affects adversely any 7 person's status as an employee or as an applicant for 8 employment or as an apprentice, or as an applicant for 9 apprenticeships, or wages, tenure, hours of employment or 10 apprenticeship conditions on the basis of unlawful 11 discrimination or citizenship status. 12 (D) Sexual Harassment. For any employer, employee, 13 agent of any employer, employment agency or labor 14 organization to engage in sexual harassment; provided, that 15 an employer shall be responsible for sexual harassment of the 16 employer's employees by nonemployees or nonmanagerial and 17 nonsupervisory employees only if the employer becomes aware 18 of the conduct and fails to take reasonable corrective 19 measures. 20 (E) Public Employers. For any public employer to refuse 21 to permit a public employee under its jurisdiction who takes 22 time off from work in order to practice his or her religious 23 beliefs to engage in work, during hours other than such 24 employee's regular working hours, consistent with the 25 operational needs of the employer and in order to compensate 26 for work time lost for such religious reasons. Any employee 27 who elects such deferred work shall be compensated at the 28 wage rate which he or she would have earned during the 29 originally scheduled work period. The employer may require 30 that an employee who plans to take time off from work in 31 order to practice his or her religious beliefs provide the 32 employer with a notice of his or her intention to be absent 33 from work not exceeding 5 days prior to the date of absence. 34 (F) Training and Apprenticeship Programs. For any SB679 Enrolled -3- LRB093 10734 WGH 11124 b 1 employer, employment agency or labor organization to 2 discriminate against a person on the basis of age in the 3 selection, referral for or conduct of apprenticeship or 4 training programs. 5 (G) Immigration-Related Practices. For an employer to 6 request for purposes of satisfying the requirements of 7 Section 1324a(b) of Title 8 of the United States Code, as now 8 or hereafter amended, more or different documents than are 9 required under such Section or to refuse to honor documents 10 tendered that on their face reasonably appear to be genuine. 11 It is not a civil rights violation for an employer to 12 take any action that is required by Section 1324a of Title 8 13 of the United States Code, as now or hereafter amended. 14 (Source: P.A. 87-579.)