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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· 4 hours agoThe metro-east’s unemployment rate is up slightly compared to last year, according to the Illinois...
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...
Teachers Qualify For Family Leave. Why Not Bus Drivers And Cafeteria Workers?
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSen. Tammy Duckworth plans to reintroduce her bill to expand protections under the Family and...