New Chicago Law Mandates More Company Sexual Harassment Training

Employers will have to increase their sexual harassment training under a new Chicago ordinance that takes effect Friday or face fines of up to $10,000 a day.

The measure requires additional training for supervisors and broadens the legal definition of sexual harassment. It expands on the statewide Workplace Transparency Act that took effect Jan. 1, 2020, that placed some requirements on Illinois employers to combat sexual harassment in the workplace.

Archer Daniels Midland Co., Boeing Co., Caterpillar Inc., Deere Co., and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. are just some of the city’s employers covered by the new ...