- House Bill 3763 amends the Illinois Personnel Records Review Act to specify exact procedures employees (or their representatives) must follow when requesting personnel records. It requires employers to grant at least two requests per employee per calendar year. Employees can now request personnel records related to their benefits, employment agreements, employee handbooks, employer policies and procedures the employee may be subject to that concern qualifications for employment, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discharge, or other disciplinary action.
- House Bill 2161 amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination, harassment, or retaliation against employees based on their “family responsibilities” for their provision of “personal care” to a “family member.”
- Senate Bill 3310 amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to extend the statute of limitations for filing a charge with the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) from 300 days to two years. Employees will now have two years from the date of an alleged civil rights violation to file a discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation charge against their employer in Illinois.
- House Bill 4867 amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on reproductive health decisions including use of contraception, fertility, or sterilization care; assisted reproductive technologies; miscarriage management care; health care related to the continuation or termination of pregnancy; or prenatal, intranatal, or postnatal care.
- House Bill 5371 amends the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to allow a court to award restitution to a person injured by a pattern or practice of discrimination. The bill also allows courts to impose higher civil penalties for each civil rights violation committed. The bill clarifies that each instance in which a provision of the IHRA is violated as part of a pattern or practice of discrimination may be considered to constitute a separate violation or violations.
- Senate Bill 3208 requires employers to maintain a copy of employee pay stubs for at least three years, regardless of whether the employee’s employment ends during that period. It also requires employers to provide employees and former employees with their paystubs upon request.
- House Bill 5561 amends the Illinois Whistleblower Act to expand protections for whistleblowers. Employers may not take retaliatory action against an employee who discloses or threatens to disclose information about an activity that they, in good faith, believe violates the law.
- Senate Bill 0508 prohibits an employer from imposing work authorization verification or re-verification requirements greater than those required by federal law and requires an employer to provide certain notices to employees. Employers who continue to use the federal E-Verify system must incorporate new requirements into their employment verification practices, including notice of social security number match to the employee, notice of Form I-9 audit, notice of any audit, or documentation claiming the employee is not authorized to work in the U.S.
- House Bill 5640 expands the definition of armed forces or uniformed services to include the U.S. Space Force for purposes of employment protections for military service members.
- Senate Bill 3649 establishes the Worker Freedom of Speech Act, which provides that an employer or their agent may not discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize an employee for declining to attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting that relates to religious or political matters, including labor organizations.
- Senate Bill 3646 establishes the Child Labor Law of 2024, which repeals and replaces the existing law. The bill sets standards for working conditions for children aged 15 and younger, including limiting the hours of work and updating the list of jobs that minors cannot hold.
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