Bill Sponsors: IL HB4837 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
Bill Title: Creates the Employee Background Fairness Act. Provides that an employer may not refuse to hire an individual and may not discharge an individual because of the individual's criminal history unless the individual has one or more convictions and there is a direct relationship between one of more of an individual's convictions and the specific employment sought. Prohibits retaliation for exercising rights under the Act. Provides that an individual denied or discharged from employment because of his or her criminal history in violation of the Act may recover from the employer in a civil action: (1) damages in the amount of $2,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater; (2) costs and reasonable attorney's fees as allowed by the court; and (3) any other appropriate relief, including punitive damages. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-11-03 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins [HB4837 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-11-03 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins [HB4837 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Maurice West [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-067 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Kelly Cassidy [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-014 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Sonya Harper [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-006 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-092 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Will Guzzardi [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-039 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jonathan Pizer [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-012 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Theresa Mah [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-024 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Anne Stava-Murray [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-081 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Elizabeth Hernandez [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-002 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Edgar Gonzalez [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-023 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Mark Walker [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-027 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Nicholas Smith [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-034 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Carol Ammons [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-103 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-017 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Rita Mayfield [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-060 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Mary Flowers [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-031 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative LaShawn Ford [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-008 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Barbara Hernandez [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-050 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Lakesia Collins [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-005 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |