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30 mar 2021 · On March 23, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1480, which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to impose robust new restrictions and obligations on employers’ use of background checks in Illinois. The new law, which applies to both applicants and employees, takes effect immediately.
26 mar 2021 · On March 23, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill (SB1480) that—effective immediately—amends the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to, among other things, impose new requirements on employers that perform criminal history checks on their employees.
Learn how to conduct fast, compliant Illinois employment background checks in this complete guide for employers and HR managers.
1 kwi 2021 · SB 1480 (officially titled “The Employee Background Fairness Act”) imposes the most significant restrictions on an Illinois employer’s reliance on criminal background checks since 2015, when the state amended the Illinois Human Rights Act (“IHRA”) by enacting a “ban the box” law.
24 mar 2021 · Amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act impose new requirements on employers conducting background checks in Illinois. Governor Pritzker signed the bill into law March 23, 2021, and...
30 mar 2021 · New Criminal Background Check Law in Illinois. As we previously discussed, the Illinois General Assembly introduced legislation to change the way criminal background checks are conducted in Illinois. Governor Pritzker signed this legislation on March 23, 2021.
18 maj 2021 · Expanded “Ban the Box” Protections and Restrictions on Use of Criminal Background Checks. Effective on March 23, 2021, the Act expanded the protected categories under the Illinois Human Rights Act to include a record of conviction.
