Employers with employees who work in Illinois must ensure they comply with the state’s requirement to provide all employees with sexual harassment prevention training by December 31, 2020.

Effective January 1, 2020, the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) requires all employers to provide sexual harassment prevention training to each employee at least annually. Employers who fail to comply with the training obligations may face civil penalties.

For more on the training requirements, see our article, Illinois Releases Model Training Program for Prevention of Sexual Harassment.