The majority of companies with employees in Illinois (outside of Chicago) will need to make changes to their vacation, sick, or PTO plans before January 1st. In March 2023, Illinois enacted the Paid Leave for All Workers Act, which requires most Illinois employers to provide their employees with up to 40 hours per year of paid leave for any reason.
Among other factors, companies can comply with the law by changing their existing time off policy to:
- Indicate that the time off can be used for any reason; and
- Indicate that the first 40 hours of time off each year will count towards the Illinois paid leave entitlement
Without changes to your company’s existing paid time off policy, it’s possible that employees would have a statutory right to additional paid leave (beyond your current vacation, sick, PTO policy) since there would have been no indication that they have used any to date.
Additional Resources
- Employment Law Summary – The linked PDF provides more information on the new law and recently released FAQs
- Podcast and Webinar – Within the next several weeks, we will record a podcast and host a live webinar on this topic. More details, including dates and times, will be soon be provided separately
- HR Contact – Shortly after the podcast and webinar information is released, our clients with employees in Illinois will be contacted by their assigned HR person to offer our support with the law and best practices
Contact us with any questions.