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IL HB1363
Bill
Status
7/28/2023
Primary Sponsor
Will Guzzardi
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AI Summary
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Amends the Gender Violence Act to add definitions for "Employee," "Employer," and "Workplace," with "Workplace" including employer premises and off-premises employer-sponsored events.
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Expands the definition of "gender-related violence" to include domestic violence as defined in the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act.
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Establishes employer liability for gender-related violence committed by employees or agents only when the violence arises out of employment and occurs while performing job duties, with proximate cause as the standard.
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Requires employers to have supervised, trained, or monitored the employee, or failed to investigate and respond to complaints of similar conduct, to be held liable; employers providing training under the Illinois Human Rights Act have an affirmative defense.
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Sets statute of limitations at 7 years for actions based on violent acts or sexual assault, 2 years for threats, and 4 years for actions against employers, with extended timelines if the victim was a minor when the cause of action accrued.
Legislative Description
GENDER VIOLENCE-EMPLOYER DUTY
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0282
7/28/2023