On Nov. 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed the new Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, effective Dec. 31, 2023. The new ordinance substantially changes prior leave requirements for nearly all...more
In 2020, New York City amended its Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to align with New York state’s paid sick leave law and to clarify various notice and enforcement provisions. Effective Oct. 15, 2023, the NYC Department...more
Illinois and Hawaii will join several states — including New York, California, Washington and Colorado — in requiring increased pay transparency in job postings. These changes will further affect how employers recruit and...more
On March 13, 2023, Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker signed into law the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the Act), the first statewide paid leave law in Illinois. The law expands paid leave beyond Cook County and Chicago’s paid...more
On April 3, the state of New York amended the New York Labor Law to provide sick and safe leave for all New York employees, joining the numerous states and local governments that have done the same for their citizens. Those...more