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IL HB1363

Bill

Status

Passed

7/28/2023

Primary Sponsor

Will Guzzardi

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Gender Violence Act to add definitions for "Employee," "Employer," and "Workplace," with "Workplace" including employer premises and off-premises employer-sponsored events.

  • Expands the definition of "gender-related violence" to include domestic violence as defined in the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary - Civil5/18/2023
Rules5/17/2023
Judiciary5/16/2023
Assignments5/10/2023
Judiciary4/12/2023
Assignments3/24/2023
Judiciary - Civil3/16/2023
Rules3/15/2023
Judiciary - Civil2/28/2023
Rules2/14/2023
Judiciary - Civil2/7/2023
Rules1/31/2023

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