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Most Illinois workers will accrue paid leave starting Jan. 1. Here’s who is covered
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA new Illinois law will give people working in the state a right to paid vacation time beginning...
Can workers who quit their job in Illinois get unemployment? Why you could collect
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Finance· 7 hours agoThe metro-east’s unemployment rate is up slightly compared to last year, according to the Illinois...
House passes end date to disabled workers’ subminimum wage with bipartisan support
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois workers with developmental disabilities are closer to seeing...
City of Highland wants exemption from Illinois Paid Leave Act
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 5 months agoHighland has joined several other Illinois municipalities in attempting to exempt itself from a new...
Gov. Pritzker signs bill requiring paid leave for about all workers in Illinois
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Monday afternoon granting a minimum of 40 hours of paid...
Illinois poised to require paid leave for workers: ‘Don’t we think that should be a basic human...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPaid time off would be a mandatory benefit for Illinois workers under a bill on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk that represents the latest high-profile measure passed by the Democratic General Assembly ...
Videoconferencing while driving and vaping in public spaces become illegal on Jan. 1
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNew laws passed by the Illinois General Assembly earlier this year will take effect on Jan. 1. Gov....
Fact check: What happened to paid family leave in Wisconsin? Did neighbors beat us to it?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWhenever a new year approaches, many like to look back on what they did – and didn’t – achieve in...
300 new Illinois laws take effect in 2024 – Here are five worth knowing
KTVI via Yahoo News· 5 months agoILLINOIS – The state of Illinois will ring in the new year with more than 300 new laws, ranging in...
Top of the Illinois ballot: What to know about the Workers' Rights Amendment
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDespite a legal attempt to thwart it ever making the November ballot, Illinoians will vote on a...