Illinois
The Illinois Sexual Harassment Prevention for Employees training session, which provides employees with information on their rights to a workplace free of sexual harassment under both Illinois and federal law, has been enhanced to improve the content and appearance of the PowerPoint presentation.
A federal court has issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) from enforcing provisions of a law that would have required staffing agencies to provide temporary employees the same wages and equivalent benefits as their clients' comparable employees.
Illinois employers that provide an employee handbook are required by law to include in the handbook a notice, provided by the state, of employee rights and remedies under the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Employers should fulfill this legal requirement by including the state's Paid Leave for All Workers Act Notice as an addendum to their handbook.
Updated title (formerly Blood Donor Leave Handbook Statement: Illinois), statement and guidance to reflect the Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act, effective January 1, 2024.
Cook County, Illinois, employers that provide an employee handbook are required by law to include in the handbook a notice, provided by the county, of employee rights and remedies under the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance. Employers should fulfill this legal requirement by including the county's Paid Leave Notice as an addendum to their handbook.
Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments that add qualifying reasons for leave related to bereavement activities and allow additional forms of employee certification, effective January 1, 2024.
Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments that add qualifying reasons for leave related to bereavement activities and allow additional forms of employee certification, effective January 1, 2024.
Updated to reflect amendments to the day of rest and break periods requirements under the Illinois One Day Rest in Seven Act, effective January 1, 2023.
Updated to reflect amendments converting the Cook County, Illinois, Paid Sick Leave Ordinance into the Paid Leave Ordinance, effective December 31, 2023.