Highlights
The city of Chicago is requiring all employers to update their sexual harassment policies with required language by July 1, 2022, and to display new posters
All Chicago employers must implement expanded annual sexual harassment prevention training for all employees including supervisors, with the first round to be completed by June 30, 2023
The city has expanded deadlines to report violations of the new ordinance from 300 to 365 days and increased penalties
Employers with at least one employee working in the city of Chicago will need to comply with new amendments to the Municipal Code and Chicago Human Rights Ordinance regarding sexual harassment by July 1, 2022. These amendments affect sexual harassment policies, posters, record-keeping, and mandatory workforce training.
By July 1, all employers must update their existing sexual harassment policies to state that sexual harassment and retaliation for reporting sexual harassment are illegal in Chicago; provide definitions of prohibited sexual harassment; state that employees are required to participate annually in sexual harassment prevention training; and provide information on how employees can report allegations of sexual harassment internally (with applicable forms) as well as on legal and government services available to employees who may be victims of sexual harassment.
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