Also new to Illinois schools in 2022, a law prohibiting rules regarding hairstyles such as braids and twists. REISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDERS - Reissues most executive orders, extending a majority of the provisions through March 6, 2021. All state agencies must submit annual reports showing how they have worked to increase the diversity of their workforce. For example, employers should consider staggering shifts or designating groups of employees to consistently work on the same days and times as each other. Schools no longer can crack down on nonwhite hairstyles, and they must do more to protect children from sexual misconduct. SB 01681: Adds probation officers to the list of individuals that qualify for death benefits if they are killed in the line of study. HB 00376: Requires every elementary and high school to add a unit of instruction on the events and contributions of Asian Americans in Illinois and the U.S. HB 00709: Requires the Department of Human Services to educate immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers and other non-residents of their rights under the U.S. Constitution and Illinois law. Permits service of pleadings to be conducted personally, by first-class mail, or by electronic mail. Individuals who refuse an offer of suitable work are disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance unless there is good cause for the refusal. If you are concerned that your employer is not adhering to the required state COVID-19 workplace safety guidelines, you may contact the Workplace Rights Bureau of the Office of the Illinois Attorney General at (844) 740-5076 or workplacerights@atg.state.il.us The amendments also clarified other controversial elements of the bill, including that police can still arrest someone for trespassing, and that judges can issue arrest warrants when someone misses court. To promote scheduling consistency, employers should give employees the opportunity to provide input on their preferred schedule. JB Pritzker signed into law a proposal that gives teachers and other school workers paid administrative leave if they are forced to stay home with COVID-19 or if a family . An employer is not required to provide an accommodation that would be prohibitively expensive or unduly disruptive to the business. Coronavirus | Law and the Workplace The following measures are not currently legal requirements, but steps employers are encouraged to take to promote a healthy work environment and to limit the spread of COVID- 19. An employee experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 should seek a test, notify their employer, and stay home while awaiting tests results. IDPH will continue to conduct on-site reviews to the extent feasible. Under the latter bill, feminine hygiene products will now be available for free at homeless shelters that provide housing assistance to women and youth. Dozens of other states have similar laws on the books. Previously, public defenders could advise immigrants in deportation cases but could not formally represent them. Illinois school employees across the state will receive paid COVID sick leave if they are fully vaccinated under new law signed by Gov. The city of Chicago prohibits retaliation, including termination, against employees who work within the city for obeying a stay-at-home, quarantine, or self-isolation order.