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Illinois Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

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Illinois to Require Job-Protected Leave for Parents with Newborns in Intensive Care

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Beginning June 1, 2026, Illinois employers with at least 16 or more employees will be required to provide unpaid parental leave to employees with a child who is a patient in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Illinois...more

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Illinois’ Cook County Amends Paid Leave Rules: It’s Time for Employer Policy Review

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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

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Illinois Expands Paid and Unpaid Leave Time

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Governor JB Pritzker has dedicated his administration to expanding the rights and protections of employees. Many of these changes place significant compliance requirements on employers, and being non-compliant risks hefty...more

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Illinois Amends Family Bereavement Leave Act to Provide Extended Child Bereavement Leave

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Illinois passed a new law that will extend the amount of unpaid leave that employees are entitled to for certain categories of child bereavement. The Child Extended Bereavement Leave Act (CEBLA), which was signed into law by...more

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Illinois Paid Leave – The When, What, Who, and How that Every Employer Needs to Know

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It is almost certain that Governor Pritzker will sign the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (Act) passed on January 10, 2023. The Act is littered with potential pitfalls for employer policies and practices regarding attendance,...more

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Illinois’ Family Bereavement Leave Act: What Employers Can Learn from the Prairie State.

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On June 10, 2022, Illinois amended its Child Bereavement Leave Act (“CBLA”) to include unpaid leave for employees following an “unexpected lack of parenthood,” and deaths of other family members, including stepchildren,...more

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