IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 255.10
HUMAN RIGHTS ACT - HARASSMENT - DEFINITION OF HARASSMENT
There was in force in the State of Illinois at the time of the occurrence[s] in question a
certain statute which provided as follows:
“Harassment” means any unwelcome conduct on the basis of an individual’s
actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital
status, order of protection status, disability, military status, sexual orientation,
pregnancy, unfavorable discharge from military service, or citizenship status that
has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with the individual’s work
performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working
environment. For purposes of this definition, the phrase “working environment” is
not limited to a physical location an employee is assigned to perform his or her
duties.
Instruction, Notes on Use and Comment approved December 2022.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
- Content hash
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