Anti-harassment Policy
(with Acknowledgment) (Hotel Workers) (Chicago)

Summary

This template is an anti-harassment policy (with acknowledgment) (hotel workers) for use by private employers operating hotels, motels, and similar establishments in Chicago. This template includes practical guidance and drafting notes. Employers may include this policy in an employee handbook or distribute it as a standalone policy. Its language has been customized to comply with Chicago law, as well as Illinois and federal law. As a result, the text of this template differs from the non-jurisdictional Anti-harassment Policy (with Acknowledgment). For more information on Chicago's hotel anti-sexual harassment and panic button requirements, see https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/bacp/Small%20Business%20Center/BACPPanicButtonFAQs.pdf. For more information on the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance, see Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation (IL) — Protected Classes and Conduct Requirements — Conduct Requirements, and Chicago Commission on Human Relations FAQs. For a full listing of key content covering employee handbook considerations, see Employee Handbook Resource Kit. For information on harassment laws and issues, see Anti-harassment Policies: Key Drafting Tips, Harassment Claim Prevention and Defense, Bullying in the Workplace: Best Practices, XpertHR Policies & Documents 5977, and XpertHR Employment Law Manual 2399. For information on harassment laws and issues in Illinois, see Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), Employment Discrimination Laws Comparison Chart (IL and Federal), 1 Employment in Illinois § 8-5, and 1 Employment in Illinois § 1-2. For state-specific information on discrimination, harassment, and retaliation laws, see Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation State Practice Notes Chart. For state-specific anti-harassment templates, see the Equal Opportunity column of the Employment Policies State Expert Forms and Checklists Chart and the Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation State Expert Forms and Checklists Chart.