As of December 31, 2023, all employees physically working in Chicago for at least two hours in a two-week period will earn both one hour of paid leave and one hour of paid sick leave for every 35 hours worked, pursuant to an ordinance passed by the Chicago City Council on November 9, 2023. The new ordinance expands the current ordinance, which requires employers to provide only paid sick leave to employees.
CHANGES TO PAID LEAVE IN THE WINDY CITY
The new ordinance expands the eligibility requirements and will now include all employers who gainfully employ at least one employee performing at least two hours of work while physically present within the geographic boundaries of the city of Chicago in any two-week period. Notably, the employer need not be located in Chicago for the new ordinance to apply.
And the changes do not stop there. Unlike the existing ordinance, employees will now receive 10 paid leave days divided into two categories: five days of general paid leave and five days of paid sick leave. Employers may choose to provide the leave as an accrual method (“earn as you go”) or decide to frontload each type of leave on the first day of each 12-month accrual period. While both types of leave will accrue at a rate of one hour for every 35 hours worked, the two categories have their nuances:
| Paid Leave Days | Paid Sick Leave | |
|---|---|---|
| When do employees become eligible to use the leave? | Employees become eligible to use paid leave after 90 days of employment. | ... |
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