On August 1, 2025, Illinois enacted amendments to its Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act (“Act”), which will take effect on January 1, 2026.
Under the Act, Illinois employers must provide reasonable break time to...more
8/19/2025
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Beginning August 1, 2025, Illinois employers with at least 51 employees must provide certain covered employees with up to eight hours of paid leave per month, or up to 40 hours of paid leave per calendar year to perform...more
8/13/2025
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Employers in Cook County, Illinois face additional requirements now that amendments to the Final Interpretive and Procedural Rules governing the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance were approved by the Cook County Board of...more
Under the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance, most employers in Cook County, Illinois, must provide their employees in the county up to 40 hours of paid leave that can be used for any reason. The Cook County Commission on Human...more
The Cook County, Illinois, Commission on Human Rights has released final regulations that will govern its interpretation and enforcement of the Cook County “Earned Sick Leave” (ESL) Ordinance. The Ordinance is set to take...more