ADDITIONAL WORKER PROTECTIONS

Municipal Code of Chicago tit. 6, art. II, ch. 6-120

in effect

Municipal Code of Chicago § 6-120-010 Discrimination prohibited based on choices related to bodily autonomy.

6-120-010 Discrimination prohibited based on choices related to bodily autonomy. An employer shall not: (a) discriminate against an applicant in hiring for employment because of, or on the basis of, the applicant's or applicant's family member's decision regarding reproductive health care or gender-affirming care. (b) discriminate nor take any retaliatory personnel action against a worker with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of, or on the basis of, the worker's or worker's family member's decision regarding reproductive health care or gender-affirming care. (c) require an applicant or a worker to sign a waiver or other document which purports to deny the individual or the individual's family members the right to make their own decision regarding reproductive health care or gender-affirming care. (Added Coun. J. 1-18-23, p. 59661, § 5)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 6-120-015 Data privacy.

6-120-015 Data privacy. Without the worker's informed affirmative written consent, no employer shall access information about a worker's or worker's family member's decision regarding reproductive health care or gender-affirming care. "Informed affirmative written consent" is consent voluntarily given by the worker in writing after having the opportunity to review a document that asks the worker's permission for the employer to receive information related to reproductive health care, or related to gender-affirming care, or both, and after being informed in writing and orally that disclosure is voluntary, that the worker may revoke consent at any time, that none of the information will be disclosed to the employer prior to the worker signing the document, should the worker choose to sign, and that the employer may not discriminate or retaliate against the worker should the worker refuse to provide consent or later revoke consent. The written and oral information shall be provided in the worker's primary language. (Added Coun. J. 1-18-23, p. 59661, § 6)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 6-120-020 Contracts for domestic workers.

6-120-020 Contracts for domestic workers. All employers of Domestic Workers shall provide a written contract to the Domestic Worker, setting forth the Wage and the Work Schedule, as that term is defined in Section 6-110-020, agreed upon between the employer and the Domestic Worker. The employer shall provide the written contract to the Domestic Worker in the Domestic Worker’s primary language, upon that Domestic Worker’s request. (Added Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 32156, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42668, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 5-25-22, p. 48235, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-20-25, p. 39283, Art. II, § 6) Editor's note – Formerly § 6-100-020.

Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2695241Fetched: 10/24/2026