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IL SB3387

Bill

Status

Failed

1/13/2021

Primary Sponsor

Laura Ellman

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Origin

Senate

101st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Workplace Transparency Act to add definitions of "arbitration agreement" and related employment terms to the Illinois Human Rights Act framework.

  • Requires arbitration clauses to contain a written exception allowing employees to pursue harassment or discrimination claims through either arbitration or court proceedings.

  • Prohibits employers from enforcing arbitration clauses that lack the required exception for harassment and discrimination claims; non-compliant arbitration clauses are severable while other contract provisions remain valid.

  • Establishes a rebuttable presumption that arbitration agreements are unconscionable if they include inconvenient venues, waive statutory rights or punitive damages, shorten statutes of limitations, or impose excessive fees on employees.

Legislative Description

LIMITATIONS ON ARBITRATION

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/13/2021

Committee Referrals

Assignments2/14/2020

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