WORKPLACE VIOLENCE/HARASSMENT House SponsorsRep. Terra Costa Howard 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die 820 ILCS 275/5820 ILCS 275/10820 ILCS 275/15820 ILCS 275/15.1 new820 ILCS 275/20820 ILCS 275/25820 ILCS 275/50820 ILCS 275/70820 ILCS 275/75 Amends the Workplace Violence Prevention Act. Expands the purpose of the Act to include protecting employees from unlawful violence and harassment at the workplace or because of an employee's employment duties or place of employment. Permits an employee to seek a workplace protection restraining order in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, if: (i) the employee has suffered unlawful violence and the respondent has made a credible threat of violence to be carried out at the employee's workplace; and (ii) the employee believes that the respondent has made a credible threat of violence to be carried out at the employee's workplace or otherwise to be carried out against the same employee outside of the workplace because of the employee's employment duties or place of employment. Provides that an employee may not seek, and the court may not issue, a workplace protection restraining order if the employee otherwise qualifies for a protective order under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, the Civil No Contact Order Act, or the Stalking No Contact Order Act. Makes changes to the definition of "credible threat of violence" and "petitioner". Makes other changes. 11/19/2021HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard 1/5/2022HouseFirst Reading 1/5/2022HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die