Sexual Harassment Awareness Training

Illinois Supervisors and Employees

Illinois Sexual Harassment Awareness for Supervisors

Diverse group of smiling business women using a laptop for discussing online training This course is for Illinois employers who are required to provide sexual harassment training.

In 2019, Illinois became the 6th U.S. State to require employers to provide sexual harassment training to employees. Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination based on sex and can occur in many forms and under many different circumstances. Illinois Senate Bill 75 contains a host of new protections for employees and many new requirements for employers. This includes a revision to what may be contained in an employment agreement, mandatory annual reporting to the Illinois Department of Human Rights, and emergency alert devices for Casino and Hotel employees.

Compliance Training Group offers the following two-hour Illinois-compliant SB75 Sexual Harassment training for Supervisors which includes:

  • Define sexual harassment using the words contained in SB75
  • Differentiate between welcome, and unwelcome advances
  • Recall an example of “quid pro quo” style harassment and identify it as such.
  • Recall an example of “hostile environment” style harassment and identify it as such.
  • Identify the effect of relevant Federal Laws
    • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
    • The Civil Rights act of 1991
  • Identify the effect of relevant State Laws
    • Illinois Human Rights Act
    • Hotel and Casino Employee Safety Act
    • Workplace Transparency Act
    • Illinois Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA)
    • Sexual Harassment Representation Act
  • Identify the three types of legal remedies that may be enacted when a court finds that a law has been violated.
  • Identify an employer’s responsibilities under Federal Law
  • Recognize conditions in which an employer is liable for sexual harassment
  • Identify an employer’s responsibilities under State Law

Illinois Sexual Harassment Awareness for Employees

What makes our sexual harassment online training Illinois-compliant?

Young professional female working and training on tablet while smilingOur one-hour courses contain content that meets Illinois SB75 compliance requirements while providing modern and relevant sexual harassment training.  Our Illinois-compliant Sexual Harassment training for employees course includes:

  • Define sexual harassment using the words contained in SB75
  • Differentiate between welcome, and unwelcome advances
  • Recall an example of “quid pro quo” style harassment and identify it as such.
  • Recall an example of “hostile environment” style harassment and identify it as such.
  • Identify the effect of relevant Federal Laws
    • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
    • The Civil Rights act of 1991
  • Identify the effect of relevant State Laws
    • Illinois Human Rights Act
    • Hotel and Casino Employee Safety Act
    • Workplace Transparency Act
    • Illinois Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA)
    • Sexual Harassment Representation Act
  • Identify the three types of legal remedies that may be enacted when a court finds that a law has been violated.
  • Identify an employer’s responsibilities under Federal Law
  • Recognize conditions in which an employer is liable for sexual harassment
  • Identify an employer’s responsibilities under State Law

Illinois Restaurant & Bar Supplement for Sexual Harassment Awareness

smiling male restaurant employee standing in cafeEffective January 1, 2020, all bars and restaurants operating in Illinois are required to provide annual sexual harassment training to all employees. The training must contain examples of illegal sexual harassment that are common to bars and restaurants and discuss manager/supervisor responsibilities under the law. The training must be made available in both English and Spanish. Failing to comply can lead to penalties for bars and restaurants between $500 and $5,000 per offense.

Under SB75, harassment training must be given to each employee, every year. The law does not specify when the training must occur, only that is must occur annually. Within the first calendar week of employment, restaurants and bars must inform new employees about its sexual harassment policy in writing.

To minimize liability associated with untrained employees, we suggest that they undergo the mandatory training within a similar timeframe. At a minimum, we recommend bars and restaurants in Illinois adhere to best practices and train new employees within six months of hire, though the law in Illinois does not stipulate this explicitly.

For more information, see SB 75.

  • Evaluate the behavior of employees working in a kitchen environment, and correctly decide whether their actions could be considered quid pro quo style sexual harassment.
  • Evaluate the behavior of guests in a bar environment, and correctly decide whether their actions are those of a third-party harasser.
  • Evaluate the behavior of employees working in a Dish Room environment, and correctly decide whether their actions could be considered Hostile workplace sexual harassment.
  • Evaluate the behavior of employees working in a Dining Room environment, and correctly decide whether their actions could be considered illegal retaliation.
  • Correctly determine if an employee may have “manager” responsibilities based on their duties and job function rather than their job title.
  • Given an example staged in a bar or restaurant working environment, correctly determine whether a manager knew or should have known about harassment that took place.
  • Given an example staged in a bar or restaurant working environment, correctly determine whether a manager took appropriate and immediate corrective action.

Training Requirements

Sexual Harassment Training must cover the following information:

Supervisor and Employee Sexual Harassment Training

Senate Bill 75 contains four sets of laws that affect business owners in Illinois:

Passed August 9, 2019, Senate Bill 75 requires Illinois employers with more than one employee to meet compliance with a host a new employee protections. Among the new requirements are limits on the use of non-disclosure agreements, new protections for victims of gender violence, and mandatory reporting of all incidents of sexual harassment and discrimination.

Illinois Employers must immediately revise:

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