Illinois House Bill 2493 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Adds managerial and supervisory employees to the class of individuals barred from engaging in sexual harassment. Provides that a supervisory employee includes only employees who, with independent judgment, are authorized to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, discipline, and handle grievances of the charging employee at the time of the alleged harassment without regard to whether any qualifying supervisory or managerial employee had such powers over other, non-charging employees. Provides that a managerial employee includes only employees who, with independent judgment, manage the affairs of a business, office, or other organization. Provides that an employer may ask an employee or applicant for employment about an arrest for which the employee or applicant is out on bail or on his or her own recognizance pending trial. Provides that upon reviewing a report of an allegation of a human rights violation, the Director of the Department of Human Rights shall make a determination of substantial evidence when there is a genuine issue of material fact that is in dispute. Defines material fact, and provides that any genuine dispute as to the existence of any material fact shall be resolved by viewing the fact in the light most favorable to the charging party. Provides that the Director shall determine whether the entirety of the facts found in the investigation taken, including genuinely disputed material facts viewed in the light most favorable to the charging party, comprises substantial evidence to support the determination that a civil rights violation has been committed. Effective immediately.

HUMAN RIGHTS ACT: VARIOUS

Rep. Arthur Turner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-03-22	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-04	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
2013-02-20	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-20	House	First Reading
2013-02-20	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
775	5	2-102	Amended Code	Citation Text
775	5	2-103	Amended Code	Citation Text
775	5	7A-102	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2493&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2493.htm