![HR Newsletter: New Illinois Paid Leave Law – Significant Changes](https://www.employco.com/images/newsletter/HR/Blog/October2023_Paid-Leave-Law.png)
The majority of companies with employees in Illinois (outside of Chicago) will need to make changes to their vacation, sick, or PTO plans before January 1st. In March 2023, Illinois enacted the Paid Leave for All Workers Act, which requires most Illinois employers to provide their employees with up to 40 hours per year of paid leave for any reason.
Among other factors, companies can comply with the law by changing their existing time off policy to:
- Indicate that the time off can be used for any reason; and
- Indicate that the first 40 hours of time off each year will count towards the Illinois paid leave entitlement