What constitutes a “bar” or “restaurant” under the new Illinois sexual harassment prevention training requirement?
And which employees must receive special training?
Under the newly-amended Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), a “bar” means an establishment devoted to the serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption by guests on the premises. This includes:
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pubs
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taverns
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nightclubs
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cocktail lounges
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adult entertainment facilities and
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cabarets,
among others.
Also per the IHRA, a “restaurant” is defined as any business that is primarily engaged in the sale of ready-to-eat food for immediate consumption, including, but not limited to, businesses that give or offer for sale food to the public, guests, or employees, and kitchen or catering facilities in which food is prepared on the premises for serving elsewhere.
This includes:
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fast food outlets
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coffee shops
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food stands and food trucks
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catering operations
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food service businesses
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cafeterias
Basically, any place that ready-to-eat food is served is considered a “restaurant” under this new Illinois law.
Why this matters
Under Illinois SB 75, as of January 1, 2020 all Illinois employers must provide sexual harassment prevention training to all employees every year. The training must meet or exceed statutory standards as specified in Section 2-109(B) and as applied by the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR).
Restaurants and bars have additional, unique requirements beyond the above. They must use a specific sexual harassment prevention training tailored to the bar and restaurant industry, and must provide training that meets or exceeds supplemental training standards specified in Section 2-110(C), as well as the basic statutory training standards mentioned above. The training offered by restaurants and bars must be offered in both English and Spanish language options.
We can help
Illinois Required Training Solutions offers a fast, simple online training solution to Illinois’ sexual harassment prevention training mandate. www.illinoisreq.com features fully compliant online courses that are self-paced, bookmarked, and can be taken from a host of mobile devices anywhere the internet is available. Course students can stop/start as many times as necessary without losing their place or progress, and retest until they pass. Upon finishing the course, students can immediately download and print/email a certificate of completion.
Employers find Illinois Required Training Solutions’ online shopping cart system easy to use and course licensing easy to administer post-purchase. Upon adding the desired number of bar/restaurant or non-bar/restaurant, “for yourself” or “for staff” courses in English or Spanish to the cart, purchase is completed using a credit card. Immediately the purchaser is emailed a dedicated set of unique links for the “for staff” courses that can be copied and forwarded individually to each employee. Thereafter, the purchaser can log in to the site’s dashboard to generate a real-time report showing which link has been used by which employee, whether or not the employee has begun or finished the training, and can download a copy of each completed student’s certificate. Our generated certificates can be validated via our certificate number lookup tool to ensure that they are genuine.
At Illinois Required Training Solutions, we know the importance of getting your folks compliant with minimal disruption to the business. We offer full purchaser and student customer support by telephone, email, and platform private messaging seven days a week with response times averaging less than four hours. Choose Illinois Required Training Solutions to get compliant with Illinois’ sexual harassment prevention training requirements today.
¿Qué constituye un “bar” o “restaurante” bajo el nuevo requisito de capacitación de prevención del acoso sexual de Illinois?
¿Y qué empleados deben recibir capacitación especial?
Según la Ley de Derechos Humanos de Illinois (IHRA) recientemente enmendada, un “bar” significa un establecimiento dedicado a servir bebidas alcohólicas para el consumo de los huéspedes en las instalaciones. Esto incluye:
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pubs
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tabernas
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discotecas
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salones de cócteles
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instalaciones de entretenimiento para adultos
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y cabarets,
entre otros.
También según la IHRA, un “restaurante” se define como cualquier negocio que se dedica principalmente a la venta de alimentos listos para comer para consumo inmediato, incluidos, entre otros, negocios que ofrecen alimentos en venta al público, invitados o empleados e instalaciones de cocina o catering en las que se preparan alimentos en las instalaciones para servir en otro lugar.
Esto incluye:
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restaurantes de comida rápida
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cafés
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puestos de comida y camiones de comida
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operaciones de catering
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empresas de servicios de comida
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cafeterías
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