Sen. John Connor

Filed: 5/12/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3418

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3418 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Workplace Transparency Act is amended by
5changing Section 1-30 as follows:
 
6    (820 ILCS 96/1-30)
7    Sec. 1-30. Settlement or termination agreements.
8    (a) An employer may not require a potential, current, or
9former employee to sign a nondisclosure provision of a
10settlement agreement relating to a claim of sexual harassment
11or sexual assault in the workplace brought by the employee or
12prevent the employee from disclosing a claim of sexual
13harassment or sexual assault occurring in the workplace or at
14a work-related event coordinated by or through the employer.
15    (a-5) This Section does not prohibit a settlement
16agreement relating to a claim alleging sexual harassment or

 

 

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1sexual assault in the workplace between an employer and an
2employee or former employee from containing confidentiality
3provisions as provided in this subsection. A confidentiality
4provision is permissible when:
5        (1) it relates to the monetary amount of a settlement;
6    or
7        (2) at the employee's request, it prohibits disclosure
8    of facts that could lead to the identification of the
9    employee.
10    (a-10) Except as prohibited under subsections (a) and
11(a-5), an An employee, prospective employee, or former
12employee and an employer may enter into a valid and
13enforceable settlement or termination agreement that includes
14promises of confidentiality related to alleged unlawful
15employment practices, so long as:
16        (1) confidentiality is the documented preference of
17    the employee, prospective employee, or former employee and
18    is mutually beneficial to both parties;
19        (2) the employer notifies the employee, prospective
20    employee, or former employee, in writing, of his or her
21    right to have an attorney or representative of his or her
22    choice review the settlement or termination agreement
23    before it is executed;
24        (3) there is valid, bargained for consideration in
25    exchange for the confidentiality;
26        (4) the settlement or termination agreement does not

 

 

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1    waive any claims of unlawful employment practices that
2    accrue after the date of execution of the settlement or
3    termination agreement;
4        (5) the settlement or termination agreement is
5    provided, in writing, to the parties to the prospective
6    agreement and the employee, prospective employee, or
7    former employee is given a period of 21 calendar days to
8    consider the agreement before execution, during which the
9    employee, prospective employee, or former employee may
10    sign the agreement at any time, knowingly and voluntarily
11    waiving any further time for consideration; and
12        (6) unless knowingly and voluntarily waived by the
13    employee, prospective employee, or former employee, he or
14    she has 7 calendar days following the execution of the
15    agreement to revoke the agreement and the agreement is not
16    effective or enforceable until the revocation period has
17    expired.
18    (b) An employer may not unilaterally include any clause in
19a settlement or termination agreement that prohibits the
20employee, prospective employee, or former employee from making
21truthful statements or disclosures regarding unlawful
22employment practices.
23    (c) Failure to comply with the provisions of this Section
24shall render any promise of confidentiality related to alleged
25unlawful employment practices against public policy void and
26severable from an otherwise valid and enforceable agreement.

 

 

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1    (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prevent
2a mutually agreed upon settlement or termination agreement
3from waiving or releasing the employee, prospective employee,
4or former employee's right to seek or obtain any remedies
5relating to an unlawful employment practice claim that
6occurred before the date on which the agreement is executed.
7    (e) The provisions of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
8General Assembly apply to agreements entered into on or after
9the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
10Assembly.
11(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 1-1-20.)".