Nearly all workers in the state of Illinois will officially be guaranteed at least one week of paid leave in the new year.
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From the article:
According to the legislation, most employers will be required to provide their employees with a minimum of 40 hours (or five days) of paid leave per year to be used for any reason. Employers may choose to offer more paid leave time.
And while the law states workers may use their paid leave beginning on the 90th day of their employment, an employer may allow a worker to use it earlier.
The paid leave can be used "for any reason," the legislation states. However, workplaces can still require their employees to provide notice before taking paid time off.
Seasonal workers, fed workers, and students working non-full time or temp jobs for their university are exempt. But this is a big step forward!