This act, effective from January 1, 2024, establishes a minimum paid leave standard for all workers in the state. It applies to all employers, except those covered by a city or county paid sick leave law and those currently covered by a collective bargaining agreement. ...
Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Although the Chicago City Council recently delayed the implementation of the new Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance until July 1, 2024, Chicago employers would benefit from reviewing their sick and time off policies sooner rat...
which have been in place since 2017, are grandfathered for compliance purposes. Those employers located in the many local governments who opted out of the Cook County Sick Leave requirements, however, must comply with this new law, which prohibits municipalities from now “opting...
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, ...
And now a family member has gotten very sick, or died. Or a careless truck driver who’d been driving too many hours that day, or was texting while driving, ran a red light. And now, our client will never be able to walk again. Or drive without being terrified. Or a nursing home...
Employers subject to the City of Chicago and Cook County paid sick leave ordinances must follow local laws instead of state law. Employers who already have a policy that provides at least 40 hours of paid time off in a 12-month period do not need to make changes. When can employees ac...
Johnae Strong, an administrative worker at a small media company in Chicago, said paid sick time helps her take care of her two children, a 10-year-old and a 6-year-old. But expanding the time to be used for any reason would be helpful. ...
Nick Martinelli leads Northwestern to 70-66 overtime win over No. 19 Illinois Man, 19, charged with shooting, wounding police officer in Cicero Illinois lawmaker's aide gets sick after opening mail, Aurora office building evacuated 1 killed, 3 hospitalized after shooting, 3 more ...
Under Illinois law, an employer that offers personal sick leave benefits must allow employees to use the leave for absences due to a covered family member's illness, injury, medical appointment or for the personal care of a covered family member on the same terms that the employee may use th...
The Act does not apply to employers covered by a “municipal or county ordinance” in effect on January 1, 2024 “that requires employers to give any form of paid leave to their employees, including paid sick leave or paid leave.” Therefore, the Act does not preempt the Chicago Minim...