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Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association
Illinois Concealed Carry Law
February 7, 2014
Chris [email protected]
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Today’s Agenda
Concealed Carry: How will new gun laws impact the workplace?
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How New Gun Rules May Impact the Workplace
78% Violent Workplace Crimes = Gun-Related
90% Americans Drive to Work – ¾ Alone
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Why Allowing Guns Everywhere?
Recent court rulings
– 2nd Amendment protects individuals’ right to have a firearm
outside the home
– Preclude local government bans
All 50 states passed “concealed carry” laws:
– Some: Constitutional right - few limitations
– Others: Have to show “good cause” to carry
– Most: Modest hurdles (license process)
Illinois = last state, but still unanswered questions for
employers
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New Illinois Law – January 1, 2014
Illinois Firearm Concealed Carry Act (FCCA) – If obtain a license, individuals can carry a
firearm in a concealed manner
– Firearm = handgun (not Taser, stun gun, machine gun, rifle)
– Fully “loaded”
“Concealed” = carried by a person hidden from view of the public or on or about a person within a vehicle
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Illinois Law – License Process
Need a license -- who can get one?– 21 years old
– Possess valid FOID card
– Not a threat: CCL Review Board created to
decide whether applicant poses danger to self/ others/ public safety
Criminal convictions for threatening behavior
Application Process -- just started 400,000 Applicants Expected
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Illinois Law – Prohibited Areas
Where are concealed firearms allowed?
– Statutorily Prohibited Areas
– Other Prohibited Areas
– Parking Lot Exception
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Illinois Law – Statutorily Prohibited Areas
Public Transportation Government Buildings Schools and Child Care Facilities Colleges and Universities Hospitals/Mental Health Facilities/Nursing Homes Gaming Facilities Business Serving Alcohol (50% or more of revenue) Stadiums and Amusement Parks Airports, Zoos, Libraries, Museums Nuclear Energy Sites
Must Post Signs
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Illinois Law – Other Prohibited Areas
Private Property Owners = Employers
“The owner of private real property of any type may prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property under his or her control.”
Must Post Signs
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Illinois Law – Parking Lot Exception
Licensees entitled to:– Carry concealed firearm
within “a vehicle”
– Store firearm in a locked vehicle/container out of plain view within the vehicle
– Carry firearm in “the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle” to store or retrieve it within the trunk
Must be unloaded before exiting the vehicle
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Impact on Employers
Primary Goal: protect employees/patrons How?
Decide whether your business will
ban or place restrictions on firearms
Consider your posting obligations and policy options
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Impact on Employers Questions abound:
– Can we limit employees from carrying concealed firearms in the workplace? Guests? What if we don’t own the property?
– Parking lots: can we prohibit employees/customers from storing guns in their vehicle? Designate some lots as “gun free”?
– Are employees entitled to carry a gun when using employer-owned vehicles or working off property?
– Should we require employees to disclose they carry firearm?
– If we employ people in multiple states, what do we do?
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Firearms at Work
Some Clear Answers:
– All employers remain free to bar firearms in the workplace
MUST post a sign at
“entrance”
Applies to employees
and guests
– Posting: at least 4” x 6” sign
“clearly and conspicuously”
(Larger size/additional
wording = okay)
– “Prohibited areas” must post sign
– Leased property – arrange with landlord
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Employer Parking Lots
Parking lots – clear but confusing
– Cannot stop anyone from storing guns in their own vehicle – even on property employer owns
– Why? Parking Lots = clash of conflicting safety concerns
– Person’s car = 2nd Amendment right to protect self
– On your property = want to protect all employees
“Balance” decided in favor of 2nd Amendment right
– College and University Exception: allowed to “designate” specific lots allowing guns (recommend customized signage)
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Impact on Employers
Unanswered Issues:1. Firearms in employer-owned vehicles?
Colleges/Universities can prohibit
2. Employees carrying firearms when working off property?
3. Require employees to disclose they carry firearm?
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Illinois Employer Considerations
Illinois = 50th state to enact law, but did not address these issues– Governor’s private employer suggestions
rejected
– Adopted provisions that may limit employer discretion: College and university exceptions imply “no” for
other employers (employee-owned vehicles, designated parking lots)?
License information = Confidential
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Consequence for Employer Violations?
Illinois Statutory Penalties– Criminal
– Focused on concealed carry licensee
No rules about employer violations– Implied private right of action?
– Retaliatory discharge – “public policy”?
– Illinois Workplace Privacy Act?
Politicized issue – could fund litigation
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What Should Employers Do?
“Unanswered” questions:
– Carefully consider specific roles of employees in your business and risks – decide whether to allow firearms
1) In employer-owned vehicles or
2) Off your premises
– Recommend not gathering license data about employees
Multi-state employers: 1) Carefully consider each state law and
2) Make rules as consistent as possible
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Employer Policy Considerations
Policies: revise existing rules addressing
weapons in the workplace – have options
– Prohibit weapons in the workplace and generally refer
to need to comply with state law
– Consider more specifically addressing various issues?
Designated parking lots
Employer owned vehicles
Carrying firearms while working away from office/plant
Employee license disclosure
Educate/train managers and supervisors