Starting Jan. 1, 2024 (or as of the first day of employment for employees hired after Jan. 1, 2024), Illinois employers must allow employees to accrue up to five days paid time off after an employee has worked for 90 days. Employers should, therefore, be prepared to accommod...
Rachel Blakely-Gray | Dec 13, 2024 Are you an Illinois employer? Do you provide paid time off (PTO) to your employees? Providing paid time off is no longer a choice—it’s a state mandate. In March 2023, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed SB208 into law, requiring Illinois paid ...
Illinois Enacts New Paid Leave LawLinkedIn Facebook X Send Embed On March 13, 2023, Illinois became only the third state to mandate paid time off for all workers in the state when it enacted the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. The act is effective January 1, 2024. Under the act, ...
Pritzker signed into law. Among Illinois' newest laws are some things that are banned.Quite possibly the most notable ban in Illinois in 2023 was the assault weapons ban. Time is running out for those who currently own assault weapons on the banned list. You'll need to get an endorsement ...
Pritzker signed into law. Among Illinois' newest laws are some things that are banned.Quite possibly the most notable ban in Illinois in 2023 was the assault weapons ban. Time is running out for those who currently own assault weapons on the banned list. You'll need to get an endorsement ...
As of March 31, 2024, or 90 days following the commencement of employment, employees can begin earning paid time and start using their earned time off for any purpose without providing documentation to their employer. However, independent contractors are not covered by this new law. Employees can...
Effective January 1, 2024, the Employee Blood Donation Leave Act has been amended to include paid time off for organ donors. Under what is now known as theEmployee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act, Illinois employers with 51 or more employees must provide any full-time employee who has bee...
February 20, 2024 Key Takeaways Illinois contract law demands an offer, acceptance, consideration, clear terms, and mutual intent to form a valid contract. Recent Illinois laws: Freelance Worker Protection, Child Bereavement Leave, Paid Leave for All Workers, and changes for temp labor agencies. ...
In addition to establishing workers' right to paid time off, the bill forbids employers from retaliating against employees for using it. This is key to making sure "low-income workers or other folks who are more vulnerable are really, practically able to take the time," Williamson said. ...
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed SB208, also known as the Paid Leave for All Workers Act, on March 13, 2023. Effective January 1, 2024, covered employees will be able to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid leave during a 12-month period “for any pur