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  Employee Handbooks

  Paid Leave for All Workers Act Notice Handbook Addendum: Illinois

  Illinois employers that provide an employee handbook are required by law to include in the handbook a notice, provided by the state, of employee rights and remedies under the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Employers should fulfill this legal requirement by including the state's Paid Leave for All Workers Act Notice as an addendum to their handbook.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Paid Leave Notice Handbook Addendum: Cook County, Illinois

  Cook County, Illinois, employers that provide an employee handbook are required by law to include in the handbook a notice, provided by the county, of employee rights and remedies under the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance. Employers should fulfill this legal requirement by including the county's Paid Leave Notice as an addendum to their handbook.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: Cook County, Illinois

  Cook County employers that wish to provide paid leave using the lump sum (or frontloading) method rather than the accrual method should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of paid leave and to show their compliance with the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance.

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  Employee Handbooks

  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Cook County, Illinois

  Cook County employers that wish to provide paid leave using the accrual method rather than the lump sum (or frontloading) method should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of paid leave and to show their compliance with the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance.

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  Employment Law Guide

  USERRA: Oregon

  Updated to reflect an amendment to the state's military leave law adding definitions of key terms, effective January 1, 2024. 

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  Posters and Notices

  Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act Notice

  As mandated by the Illinois Department of Labor, employers covered by the Paid Leave for All Workers Act must provide the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act Notice.

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  Posters and Notices

  Cook County, Illinois, Paid Leave Notice

  Updated to reflect amendments converting the Cook County, Illinois, Paid Sick Leave Ordinance into the Paid Leave Ordinance, effective December 31, 2023.

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  Employment Law Guide

  FMLA: Colorado

  Updated to reflect the start of employee access to paid family and medical leave benefits, effective January 1, 2024.

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  Policies and Procedures

  Bereavement Leave Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

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  Legal Timetable

  Chicago, Illinois, Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance Takes Effect

  Updated to reflect a delay of the implementation date and forthcoming amendments.