Last year was a relatively quiet one when it came to key pieces of employment law (for the full summary of what happened, see the foot of this article).
But what’s on the agenda at the state and federal level that HR professionals will need to be aware of?
Here’s our round-up of what you need to be looking out for in 2024 from an employment law perspective.
In the US, Illinois has become the third state to pass a mandatory paid time off law called the “Paid Leave for All Workers Act”, which grants employees a minimum of 40 hours of paid time off per year for any reason.
Only Nevada and Maine provide similarly sweeping mandatory paid leave.
This new law, which would be effective from 1 January 2024, will have a major impact on the landscape of paid leave in Illinois.
SB 723: Broadening re-hiring rights for laid-off employees
Current law requires employers to offer re-employment to qualified former employees as positions become available, so long as the former employees were: (1) employed for at least six months in the year preceding January 1, 2020; and (2) were laid-off for a reason related to the pandemic. SB 723 broadens the pool of covered employees by amending the first prong, applying it to any employee who was ever employed for at least six months, within any timeframe, and laid off on or after March 4, 2020.
AB 518: Paid Family Leave benefits:
AB 518 broadens the definition of a “family member” so that...
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