On Thursday, November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council voted to approve a new paid time off ordinance, the “Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance.” This new ordinance replaces the Chicago Paid Sick Leave...more
11/21/2023
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Carryover Basis ,
City of Chicago ,
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Covered Employees ,
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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
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Paid Sick Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Small Business ,
Vacation Leave
Paid sick leave will be coming to a suburb near you beginning July 1, 2017. On October 5, 2016, the Cook County Board of Commissioners adopted a paid sick leave ordinance that mirrors the Chicago Ordinance passed earlier...more
An ordinance mandating paid sick leave for Chicago employees, first introduced in April, passed before the City Council on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Chicago will now join the growing list of cities with similar laws on the...more