44 Ill. Adm. Code 1500.2570
Equal Employment Opportunity; Affirmative Action
Section 1500
Section 1500.2570 Equal
Employment Opportunity; Affirmative Action
a) Public Contracts. Every party to a public contract and every
eligible bidder shall:
1) Refrain from unlawful discrimination and discrimination based
on citizenship status in employment and undertake affirmative action to assure
equality of employment opportunity and eliminate the effects of past
discrimination;
2) Comply with the procedures and requirements of the Department
of Human Rights (DHR) regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and
affirmative action;
3) Provide such information, with respect to its employees and
applicants for employment, and assistance as DHR may reasonably request;
4) Have written sexual harassment policies that shall include, at
a minimum, the following information:
A) the illegality of sexual harassment;
B) the definition of sexual harassment under State law;
C) a description of sexual harassment, utilizing examples;
D) the vendor's internal complaint process, including penalties;
E) the legal recourse, investigative and complaint process
available through DHR and the Human Rights Commission;
F) directions on how to contact DHR and the Commission; and
G) protection against retaliation as provided by Section 6-101 of
the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) [775 ILCS 5].
A copy of the policies shall be provided to the Department of
Human Rights upon request.
b) Section 7-105A of the IHRA authorizes the Department of Human
Rights to promulgate policies, rules and regulations to implement the
provisions of the IHRA applicable to eligible bidders and public contractors.
DHR has promulgated rules, 44 Ill. Adm. Code 750, that establish public
contractor and eligible bidder duties, obligations, and reporting
requirements. Those rules require that certain employers register with DHR in
order to be eligible for the award of certain public contracts (44 Ill. Adm.
Code 750.Appendix A).