IL HB0647

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to establish that employers refusing reasonable workplace accommodations for employees protected by orders of protection constitutes a civil rights violation.

Specifies reasonable accommodations may include: changing contact information, screening phone calls, restructuring job functions, changing work location, installing security devices, and allowing flexible hours.

Employers are not required to provide accommodations if they cause "undue hardship," defined as significant difficulty or expense considering the nature and cost of accommodation, employer's financial resources and size, number of employees, and type of operations.

Employers may verify employee protection status under Article 112A of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 before providing accommodations.