Effective January 1, 2015, the Illinois Human Rights Act requires the Illinois Department of Human Rights to prepare and approve a notice with “information concerning an employee’s rights,” which must be either “posted in a conspicuous location on the premises of the employer where notices to employees are customarily posted” or included in any employee handbooks. 775 ILCS 5/2-102(K)(1).
Of course, other Illinois laws also impose notice requirements. The employment notices under Illinois law include:
- Illinois Human Rights Act notice from the Department of Human Rights [effective January 1, 2015]
- “Your Rights Under Illinois Employment Laws” notice from the Illinois Department of Labor, which combines required notices from six different Illinois laws (the Wage Payment and Collection Act, Child Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law, Equal Pay Act, Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act, and One Day Rest in Seven Act).
- Workers’ Compensation Notice from the Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Unemployment Insurance Benefits Notice from the Illinois Department of Employment Security
- Smoke Free Illinois Act poster from the Illinois Department of Public Health
The Illinois Department of Labor’s website has a useful page with links to all required Illinois notices (as well as federal notices), with contact information for each of the relevant state agencies: https://www.illinois.gov/idol/Employers/Pages/posters.aspx. Note that some of the notices linked to at that page probably do not apply to your bank (such as the “Emergency Care for Choking” poster, which is required only at food-service establishments).