Updated statement to reflect amendment providing leave to address the commission of a bias crime, effective January 1, 2024; and updated guidance to reflect administrative rules that clarify the definition of family member by affinity, effective January 12, 2024.
Updated title, threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the city sick leave law to align it with the state paid sick leave law, effective January 1, 2024; and to address compliance with the state paid sick leave law.
Updated title, threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the city sick leave law to align it with the state paid sick leave law, effective January 1, 2024; and to address compliance with the state paid sick leave law.
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.
Updated title (formerly Blood Donor Leave Handbook Statement: Illinois), statement and guidance to reflect the Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act, effective January 1, 2024.
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.
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.
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.