Chicago landlords and employers are now banned from discriminating or retaliating against Chicagoans who seek gender-affirming care or reproductive health care under a measure approved unanimously Wednesday by the Chicago City Council.
In addition, the new law prohibits employers from accessing information about decisions made by an employee or their family members regarding reproductive health care or gender-affirming care without their written consent.Chicago’s 2023 spending plan includes $3.1 million to help people access reproductive health care.
In other action, the City Council unanimously approved a proposal designed to crackdown on vaping by Chicago teens by doubling the fine for selling tobacco products to people younger than 21 to a maximum of $10,000 for each offense. In addition, stores that realize more than 20% of their income coming from vaping products will need special permission from the Business Affairs and Consumer Protections and would not be allowed to operate within 1,000 feet of another similar store.
The measure also bans the use of electronic cigarettes in retail tobacco stores and requires the stores to keep records of tobacco and e-cigarette sales. Authored by Ald. Anthony Napolitano , the measure was changed significantly after it was introduced and considered by the City Council’s License and Consumer Protection. A final version of the ordinance was not available to the news media or public before it was approved by the Chicago City Council.
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