EMPLOYER GRADUATE DATE INQUIRY
Summary
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for an employer to ask an applicant for employment to supply his or her date of graduation from college or any other age identifier in an application or an initial interview. Provides that the new provisions do not prohibit an employer from requesting this information at a later stage of the hiring process. Effective immediately.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2020
Last action Jun 23, 2020
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Jun 23, 2020
Committee
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2020
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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