As the new year rolls in, Illinois employers should take note of new laws that went into effect on January 1, 2023.
First, Illinois has expanded and renamed the former Child Bereavement Leave Act, which is now called the Family Bereavement Leave Act. While the old law required employers to provide unpaid leave for the death of an employee's child, the new law mandates up to two weeks of unpaid leave due to the death of the employee's children, stepchildren, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchildren, grandparents, or stepparents. Children include biological, adopted, or foster children; stepchildren; legal wards; and children of a person standing in loco parentis. Leave under the new law is also available for a miscarriage, unsuccessful round of intrauterine insemination or of an assisted reproductive technology procedure, failed adoption, failed surrogacy agreement, diagnosis that negatively impacts pregnancy or fertility, or stillbirth. Employers should review their current leave policies to ensure compliance with the new law.
Second, the Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to specifically prohibit discrimination based on "traits associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists." Employers should ensure that any dress code policies or other policies touching on employees' appearances...
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