Illinois Legal Updates

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Illinois Legal Updates:

May 2023

• Illinois Passes New Law Requiring Paid Leave–New Policy Forthcoming

April 2023

• Illinois Passes New Law Requiring Paid Leave--New Policy Forthcoming

February 2023

• Illinois Enacts Reproductive Rights Protections, Including Health Plan Requirements

January 2023

• Illinois Adopts Ballot Measure Establishing Rights Related to Collective Bargaining (effective 01/01/23)
• Illinois Amends Meal Break and Day of Rest Requirements–Now Includes Updated Policies (effective 01/01/23)
• Illinois Clarifies CBA Provisions in Employee Sick Leave Act (effective 01/01/23)
• Illinois Expands Child Loss Bereavement Leave to Cover Pregnancy and Adoption Loss–Now Includes Updated Policy (effective 01/01/23)
• Illinois Expands Human Rights Act to Cover Discrimination on the Basis of Traits Associated with Race, Including Hair Texture and Protective Hairstyles–Includes Updated Policy (effective 01/01/23)
• Illinois Proposes Constitutional Amendment on Collective Bargaining (effective 01/01/23)

December 2022

• Illinois Adopts Ballot Measure Establishing Rights Related to Collective Bargaining

November 2022

• Illinois Amends Minimum Wage Rules–Includes Notice Requirement
• Illinois Amends Meal Break and Day of Rest Requirements–Now Includes Updated Policies
• Illinois Expands Child Loss Bereavement Leave to Cover Pregnancy and Adoption Loss–Now Includes Updated Policy

October 2022

• Illinois Expands Child Loss Bereavement Leave to Cover Pregnancy and Adoption Loss–Now Includes Updated Policy
• Illinois Amends Minimum Wage Rules–Includes Notice Requirement

August 2022

• Illinois Expands Human Rights Act to Cover Discrimination on the Basis of Traits Associated with Race, Including Hair Texture and Protective Hairstyles–Includes Updated Policy

July 2022

• Illinois Amends Law on Day of Rest and Meal Breaks–Policy Updates Forthcoming
• Illinois Amends Law on Leave for Victims of Violent Crimes–Includes Updated Policy
• Illinois Expands Child Loss Bereavement Leave to Cover Pregnancy and Adoption Loss–Policy Changes Forthcoming
• Illinois Clarifies CBA Provisions in Employee Sick Leave Act
• Scheduled Changes in Chicago Predictive Scheduling Take Effect July 1–Includes Updated Policy
• Chicago Updates its Anti-Harassment Law, Including New Policy Requirements–Now Includes Sample Policy

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