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Illinois legislature passed the Paid Leave For All Workers Act, which requires Illinois employers to provide at least 40 hours of paid leave per year to be used for any reason. Governor Pritzker announced that he will sign the Act into law, making it effective on January 1, 2024.

Recent final regulations made a series of 2021 amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act effective as of December 22, 2022. The amendments generally require private employers with 100 or more employees in the State of Illinois to obtain an “equal pay registration certificate” from the Illinois Department of Labor and expand certain reporting requirements, making the law one of the most far-reaching state equal pay laws in the United States.

On January 1, 2023, the amendments to the Illinois One Day Rest in Seven Act (“ODRISA”) took effect, and the changes are significant. Employers with one or more employees in Illinois...

Recent final regulations made a series of 2021 amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act effective as of December 22, 2022. The amendments generally require private employers with 100 or...

On January 10, 2023, the Illinois Legislature passed the “Paid Leave for All Workers Act,” (PLAW Act) effectively guaranteeing that as of January 1, 2024, with a few exceptions, “an...

The regulations from the Illinois Department of Labor IDOL governing the amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act IEPA were published, further clarifying the practical implications of obtaining an equal pay registration certificate under the IEPA.

Seyfarth Synopsis: A bill that would provide paid leave for all workers in Illinois is awaiting Governor Pritzker’s signature.  If signed into law, the bill would provide up to 40 hours...

Illinois legislature passed the Paid Leave for All Workers PLFAW Act, making Illinois just the third state in the country after Maine and Nevada to require private employers to provide earned paid leave to employees to be used for any reason.

Governor Pritzker has announced he will sign the legislation.

On New Year’s Day, dozens of new state laws will take effect in Illinois. Some are minor technical changes to state law, some are major overhauls. Keep reading to find out what changes are in store for Illinoisans in the New Year.