On August 1, 2025, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 220, which requires Illinois employers with 51 or more employees to provide paid leave to certain employees who participate in funeral honors detail. The requirements became effective the same day the bill was signed on August 1, so employers who have yet to amend their policies should do so as soon as possible.
The Military Leave Act (the Act) now requires employers with 51 or more employees to allow employees to use up to 8 hours per calendar month to participate in funeral honors detail. The employer must grant the employee at least up to 40 hours per calendar year to use for this purpose. The employee may take this leave in lieu of, and without having exhausted vacation leave, personal leave, compensatory leave or any other leave granted to the employee.
Employees who qualify for leave under this Act must: (i) have worked for the same employer for at least 12 months; and (ii) have been employed for at least 1,250 hours in the 12-month period. The employee must be trained to participate in a funeral honors detail at the funeral of a veteran and must be either:
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