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On August 9, 2024, Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill (HB) 2161, Illinois’s family caregiver discrimination legislation, adding Illinois to the small but growing list of states with such protections.
Specifically, the legislation amends the state’s employment discrimination law to make it unlawful to refuse to hire, deny a promotion, or discharge an employee based on the employee’s “actual or perceived” responsibility to provide “personal care” to a family member.
‘Family Responsibilities’
HB2161 adds “family responsibilities” to the list of protected classes under the Illinois Human Rights Act. The term “family responsibilities” is defined as “an employee’s actual or perceived provision of personal care to a family member.” The law refers to definitions under the Illinois Employee Sick Leave Act, which defines “personal care” as “activities to ensure that a covered family member’s basic medical, hygiene, nutritional, or safety needs are met,” which includes transportation to/from medical appointments and emotional support for a covered family member receiving in-home care for a serious health condition. The act defines “...
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