Pregnancy In The Workplace - Illinois Human Rights Act Poster Mandatory

PR EG N AN CY
an d  y o u\b
R IG HTS in  t h e
W ORK PLA CE	
A re  y o u p re g nan t, r e co ve rin g  f r o m  c h ild bir th , o r d o
yo u h ave  a  m ed ic a l  o r c o m m on c o nd it io n r e la te d  t o
p re g nan cy ?
•  A sk  y our e m plo yer f o r a  r e aso nab le  a c co m modatio n f o r y our p re g nan cy,
su ch  a s m ore  f re q uen t b ath ro om  b re ak s, a ssis ta n ce w ith  h eav y w ork , a  
p riv ate  s p ac e f o r e x pre ssin g m ilk , o r t im e o ff  t o  r e co ver f ro m  y our 
p re g nan cy.
•  R eje ct a n  u nso lic ite d  a c co m modatio n o ff e re d  b y y our e m plo yer f o r y our
pre g nan cy.
•  C ontin ue w ork in g d urin g y our p re g nan cy  i f  a  r e a so nab le  
a cc o m modatio n i s  a v aila b le  w hic h  w ould  a llo w  y ou t o  c o ntin ue 
p erfo rm in g y our j o b.	
S ta te  o f Illi\b ois
D epartm ent \f f H um an R ig \bts	
I \b  s o , y o u h ave  t h e r ig ht t o :
•  D is c rim in ate  a g ain st y ou b eca u se  o f y our p re g nan cy.
•  R eta lia te  a g ain st y ou b eca u se  y ou r e q ueste d  a  r e aso nab le  
a cc o m modatio n.
Y o ur e m p\fo ye r c a n no t:

It i s  i lle g al f o r y our e m plo yer t o  f ir e  y o u, r e fu se  t o  h ir e  y ou o r t o  r e fu se  t o
p ro vid e y ou w ith  a  r e aso nab le  a cc o m mod atio n  b ecau se  o f y our p re g n an cy.
F or m ore  i n fo rm atio n r e g ard in g y our r ig hts , d o w nlo ad  t h e I llin ois
D ep artm en t o f H um an  R ig hts ’ f a ct s h ee t f ro m  o ur w eb site  a t
w ww.i llin ois .g ov/d hr
E s i le g al q u e s u  e m ple a d or l a  d esp id a, s e  n ie g u e a  c o n tr a ta rla  o  a
p ro p orc io n arle  u na a d ap ta ció n  r a zo n a\b le  a  c a u sa  d e s u  e m \bara zo .
P ara  o \b te n er i n \fo rm ació n  s o \b re  e l e m \bara zo  y  s u s d ere c h os e n  e l
lu gar d e t r a \b ajo  e n  e sp añ ol, v is it e : w ww.i ll in ois .g o v/d hr	
CH\bCAGO OFF\bCE	
\b00 W est R an dolp h S tr e et,
\b 0th  F lo or
In ta k e U nit
C hic ag o, I L  6 060\b
(3 \b2) 8 \b4-6 200	
S\fR\bNGF\bELD OFF\bCE	
222 S outh  C olle g e S t.,
R oo m  \b 0\b -A
In ta k e U nit
S prin gfie ld , I L  6 2704
(2 \b 7) 7 8 \f-\f \b00	
P rin te d  b y t h e \f uth ority  o f t h e S ta te  o f I llin ois   .  I D H R E N G  .  w eb   .  ( 0 \b/1 7)  .  I O CI1 7-0 405	
P R EG N AN CY	an d  y o u\b	
R IG HTS	in  t h e	W ORK PLA CE	
Fo r im med ia te  h elp  o r if  y o u h ave  q uestio ns
re g ard in g  y o ur r ig hts .
C all  (3 \b2) 8 \b4�6 200 o r (2 \b7) 7 8\f�\f \b00 o r (8 66) 7 40�3 9\f3 (T TY )	
The c h arg e p ro ce ss m ay b e in it ia te d  b y c o m ple tin g  t h e f o rm  a t:
h ttp :/ /w ww.illin o is .g ov/d hr