This law will provide employees with up to 40 hours of paid leave during a 12-month period.
CHICAGO, Ill. (KFVS) - On Monday, March 13, Governor JB Pritzker signed SB208 into law, which mandates paid time off to be used for any reason.
This law will provide employees with up to 40 hours of paid leave during a 12-month period. Approximately 1.5 million workers will begin earning paid time off beginning next year.
Gov. Pritzker said he is exceptionally proud that labor and business came together to recognize the value of this requirement to employees and employers alike
“Today, we will become the third state in the nation to require paid time off, and the first among the largest states,”said Gov. Pritzker. “Employers benefit from allowing employees to tend to the urgent personal matters of their lives. Workers’ productivity increases, and they often gain greater passion for their job when they can manage the stresses they face outside work.
According to a release from Gov. JB Pritzker’s Office, under existing law, workers are not guaranteed pay when taking time off for sick leave, childcare, mental health reasons, medical appointments, vacation or any other reason.
House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said the guarantee of paid leave for all is about making workplaces fairer, and also about making families stronger.
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