HB2244 Summary

• Adds weight and size as a protected class under the Illinois Human Rights Act, prohibiting employment discrimination based on an individual's weight and size by employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations.

• Employers cannot refuse to hire, discharge, or discriminate in compensation or employment terms based on weight and size unless it qualifies as a bona fide occupational qualification.

• Employment agencies are prohibited from discriminating based on weight and size in receiving applications, classifying applicants, or referring individuals to employers.

• Labor organizations cannot exclude, expel, or discriminate against members based on weight and size.

• Establishes that places of public accommodation cannot refuse service or deny accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges to any person based on their weight and size.