(A) Any person filing a report of harassment and any person who cooperates in a harassment investigation have the right to be protected from retaliation. The Whistleblower Act, 740 ILCS 174/15(a) and the Illinois Human Rights Act, 775 ILCS 5/6-101, prohibit retaliation against a person because he or she has reported any act which he or she reasonably and in good faith believes to be unlawful harassment, or because he or she has made a charge, filed a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing with respect to any alleged harassment. Any form of retaliation, if established, is subject to administrative and/or disciplinary action.
(B) Any person covered by this policy who believes he or she has experienced or witnessed retaliation should report such conduct immediately to his or her immediate supervisor, department head, except where such person is the one accused of retaliation. In such case, the complaint should be reported to the Human Resources Director. The complaint procedures in this policy will also apply to complaints of retaliation.
(Ord. 2017-12-73, passed 12-18-2017; Ord. 2019-04-15, passed 4-15-2019)