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IL SB3664
Bill
AI Summary
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Modifies employer liability for harassment by nonmanagerial/nonsupervisory employees, nonemployees, and third parties to apply only when the employer becomes aware of conduct and fails to take reasonable corrective measures.
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Expands the definition of "real estate transaction" to include any act that makes available such a transaction or alters a person's rights to real property, and adds civil rights protections against discrimination based on familial status, immigration status, source of income, and arrest records in real estate transactions.
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Increases civil penalty caps for real estate transaction violations: up to $16,000 for first violations, $42,500 for one prior violation within 5 years, and $70,000 for two or more prior violations within 7 years, with separate penalties allowed for each specific act and each aggrieved party.
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Allows aggrieved parties to collect on judicial orders issued by Circuit Court in State-initiated enforcement actions, regardless of whether they intervened in the Commission enforcement action.
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Eliminates the authority for individual Human Rights Commission commissioners to hire personal staff attorneys and repeals language regarding collection of information about employment discrimination related to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
Legislative Description
HUMAN RIGHTS-VARIOUS
Last Action
Session Sine Die
1/7/2025