Tuesday, June 3, 201
Illinois employers will be required to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees under new legislation that is awaiting action by the governor.
The Illinois legislature passed expansive amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act that, effective January 1, 2015, will allow employees to request reasonable accommodations in the workplace for medical and other common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth.
The changes will apply to employers of one or more employees, thus adding pregnancy to the existing Illinois Human Rights Act provision that already applies disability discrimination and sexual harassment prohibitions to employers of one or more employees.
