Illinois Correspondent
The Illinois AFL-CIO recently issued clarifications on what the state’s new paid leave law means for union workers.
Senate Bill 208 passed the state legislature in early January and is expected take effect on Jan. 1, 2024, assuming the governor signs it. It requires all employers to provide employees with a minimum of 40 hours or five days’ paid leave per year that can be used for any reason.
Most union workers already receive at least this level of paid leave, but now Illinois law will bring all workers under the protection of being able to take time off work for family emergencies or other needs without losing pay. Illinois will be the third state to require paid leave for all workers, after Maine and Nevada.
Workers’ rights groups have hailed its passage of both sides of the legislature.
“No one should ever be faced with having to decide between their job, family or their physical or mental health,” said Tim Drea, president of the Illinois AFI-CIO.
Gov. JB Pritzker has said he will sign the act. “Working families face enough challenges without the concern of losing a day’s pay when life gets in the way,” Pritzker said. “Every working Illinoisan knows that sometimes unavoidable circumstances prevent you from doing your job. However, for too long we have refused to accept this inevitability and penalized workers for dealing with family emergencies, broken down cars, or any of the other life complications we all face… I’m looking forward to signing...
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