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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2181         </title>
<shortdesc>NONDISCLOSURE-HARASSMENT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Anne Stava-Murray</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>775 ILCS 5/2-102</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 68, par. 2-102</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for an employer with 50 or more employees to: require an employee to sign a nondisclosure agreement if the employee is leaving his or her employment due to sexual harassment or assault; or fail to sign a nondisclosure agreement regarding the employee leaving his or her employment due to sexual harassment or assault. Provides that an employee may waive, in writing, the provisions of the employer's nondisclosure agreement for the purposes of commenting to a journalist. Provides that an employer that violates the provisions is subject to a $25,000 penalty and that the Department of Human Rights, after an investigation, may increase the amount of the penalty depending on the grievance of the violation. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/6/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Family Law Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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