The City of Chicago passed a new ordinance requiring paid leave for its residents. The Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, which is effective December 31, 2023, requires Chicago employers to grant its employees who reside within the city 40 hours of paid leave and 40 hours of paid sick leave per a 12-month period. For every 35 hours worked the employee will accrue at least one hour of paid leave and one hour of paid sick leave. The ordinance applies to every employee who in any two-week period performs at least two hours of work while physically present within the geographic boundaries of the city and any employer who gainfully employs at least one employee.
An employee is allowed to use paid leave for any purpose but the ordinance lists specific circumstances where an employee is allowed to use paid sick leave. An employee is allowed to use paid sick leave for the following: (a) personal health treatment; (b) to care for a sick or injured family member or to care for a family member who is subject to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act; (c) if the employer is closed due to a public health emergency; (d) if the employee needs to care for a family member whose school or place of care is closed due to a public health emergency; and (e) if the employee is obeying a public order to stay at home due to a public health emergency.
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