Illinois 2025 Employment Law Wrap-Up: Essential Updates for Employers
Illinois employment law wrap-up: Don’t miss essential updates for employers.
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Illinois to Require Job-Protected Leave for Parents with Newborns in Intensive Care
Illinois employers with at least 16 or more employees will soon be required to provide unpaid parental leave to employees with children who are patients in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Upcoming Amendments to Illinois Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act
Beginning Aug. 1, 2025, Illinois employers with at least 51 employees must provide certain covered employees with up to 40 hours of paid leave per calendar year to perform military funeral honors details.
Illinois Now Requires Paid Leave for Military Funeral Honors Detail
Beginning Aug. 1, 2025, Illinois employers with at least 51 employees must provide certain covered employees with up to 40 hours of paid leave per calendar year to perform military funeral honors details.
Illinois’ Cook County Amends Paid Leave Rules: It’s Time for Employer Policy Review
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Cook County, Illinois Implements Final Rules on Paid Leave Ordinance: Employer FAQs
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Cook County, Illinois, Replaces Earned Sick Leave Ordinance With Paid Leave Ordinance
For Illinois employers, the new year brings a variety of new paid leave laws, the most recent being the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance passed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 14, 2023.
Cook County, IL Passes New Paid Leave Ordinance; Releases Related Model Notice
The Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance passed the Cook County Board by a nearly unanimous vote on Dec. 14, 2023. One Board member declined to vote, but the remaining 16 members present voted in favor the proposed legislation.
Effective Date of Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance Delayed to July 1, 2024
The Chicago City Council has passed an amendment to the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance to delay its effective date to July 1, 2024, in addition to other changes.
Illinois Department of Labor Publishes Proposed Rules Implementing the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act
On Nov. 3, 2023, the Illinois Department of Labor (“IDOL”) published proposed rules implementing the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act (“PLAWA”). While the proposed rules will not be finalized until after the PLAWA takes effect on Jan. 1, 2024, they provide additional guidance employers should consider when reviewing their leave policies for compliance with the Act.
