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The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) was charged by Public Act 101-0221 (commonly referred to as the Workplace Transparency Act) to develop and release a model Sexual Harassment Prevention Training program for Illinois employers.
Formerly Senate Bill 75, Public Act 101-0221 was signed into law by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker in August 2019. Under this Act, Illinois employers are required to train employees on sexual harassment prevention by December 31, 2020, and on an annual basis thereafter. This requirement applies to all employers with employees working in Illinois. We have attached the training module links created by the IDHR for your use with your employees, as this is what we are using to train our employees at SIA Insurance Group.
In addition to providing the sexual harassment prevention training described above, restaurants and bars are required to provide supplemental sexual harassment prevention training that complies with Section 2-110 of the IHRA. Illinois restaurants and bars must either develop their own supplemental training or utilize the model training provided by the IDHR. The IDHR’s supplemental training model for restaurants and bars is below.
Download the Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
Download the model Sexual Harassment Prevention Training program in PowerPoint format. Also, you can download the training in a PDF format. Para los hispanohablantes, descargue una versión en español in PowerPoint, or as a PDF Format.
For more information, please visit IDHR’s Training Institute at www.illinois.gov/training.
Record of Compliance
Employers should keep an internal record of training compliance to be made available for IDHR inspection upon request. Records that reflect compliance may include, but are not limited to, a certificate of participation, a signed employee acknowledgement, or training sign-in worksheets.
A record of training should include the names of employees trained, the date of training, the sign-in worksheets, copies of certificates of participation issued, and a copy of all written or recorded materials that comprise the training, as well as the name of the training provider, if applicable.
Records may be paper based or electronic. Documentation of the training should not be sent to IDHR unless requested, but should be kept on the employer’s premises.
For more information about compliance, please review our Frequently Asked Questions page on sexual harassment prevention training and associated sub pages.
Guidelines for In-House Training Programs
Illinois Employers
Illinois employers may develop their own sexual harassment prevention training programs – provided they meet or exceed the minimum training standards outlined in Section 2-109(B), which include:
For more information, please review IDHR’s informational handouts by visiting:
Illinois Restaurants and Bars
Illinois restaurants and bars may develop their own supplemental training and written sexual harassment policy, provided they meet or exceed the minimum training standards outlined in Section 2-110 of the IHRA.
For more information, please review IDHR’s informational handouts by visiting:
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