Posted on 03/13/2023 1:31:00 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois will become one of three states to require employers to offer paid time off for any reason after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law on Monday that will take effect next year.
Starting Jan. 1, Illinois employers must offer workers paid time off based on hours worked, with no need to explain the reason for their absence as long as they provide notice in accordance with reasonable employer standards.
Just Maine and Nevada mandate earned paid time time off and allot employees the freedom to decide how to use it, but Illinois’ law is further reaching, unencumbered by limits based on business size. Similarly structured regulations that require employers to offer paid sick leave exist in 14 states and Washington, D.C., but workers can only use that for health-related reasons.
Illinois employees will accrue one hour of paid leave for every 40 hours worked up to 40 hours total, although the employer may offer more. Employees can start using the time once they have worked for 90 days. Seasonal workers will be exempt, as will federal employees or college students who work non-full-time, temporary jobs for their university.
Pritzker signed the bill Monday in downtown Chicago, saying: “Too many people can’t afford to miss even a day’s pay ... together we continue to build a state that truly serves as a beacon for families, and businesses, and good paying jobs.”
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I thought paid leave for any reason was called “vacation”. Silly me.
I’m sick of work...
I don’t see this going well.
Well that should really help stem the flight of employers leaving behind the Land of Lincoln.
My reason for paid leave is I have no reason for my “reason”....
I think that light at the end of the tunnel is a train...
“Employees can start using the time once they have worked for 90 days.”
I demand a week’s paid leave due to the stress of not having worked here long enough to earn it.
I’ve never worked a job where I had to give a reason for using vacation/personal time, or comp time. In fact, I think it would be very unusual for an employer to demand a reason for taking time off that was due an employee.
Hardest hit: small businesses, as likely increases in expenses can less readily be absorbed. Those expenses will likely be a greater percentage of their budgets than for larger businesses.
Hence, this Pritzker action puts small businesses at a disadvantage as well as a smile on his face.
This is a continuation of the Communist agenda, culling more workers into fewer, bigger companies where they can with less effort be controlled.
It’s also a continuation of one of the clear goals of ginned-up lockdowns, through which there was a doubling of the number of small business closures.
So 2.5% cost increase (plus markup for payroll taxes) dictated by a communist government, along with even less reliability of workforce. Why not 1 hour of work for very 40 hours of paid leave?
Illinois employers should decamp to non-fascist states.
It’s no wonder state governments need twice the workforce as a private industry doing the same thing. Normally I’d be fine with it, except state taxpayers have to pay for this crap workforce.
Here comes the race to the bottom. HELLINOIS employers who offer two weeks of PTO yearly, for example will now do the state minimum.
Here's what's going to happen:
Employee: Boss, I'd like to take my two weeks off during July this year. That ok?
Boss: Nope. Hellinois now says I only have to give you one hour for every 40 hours worked. You work 40 hours/week, so now you only get 52 hours paid time off. In case you don't know it, that's 6 days and 4 hours. Schedule accordingly.
WTG JB FATASS PRICKSTER & the HELLINOIS State Legislature! You did it! You screwed workers over again!
“So 2.5% cost increase (plus markup for payroll taxes) dictated by a communist government..”
Do you think that vacation days never existed before this law went into effect?
Hello, you have reached the . . . . but there is not one here to take your call. We are all on vacation. Call back, uh, never mind - don’t call back.
What a cluster...
This isn’t vacation pay. This is on top of paid vacation. This is called paid leave.
“I have an eye problem. I can’t see going to work today.”
Yeah, but there’s probably no law requiring paid vacation. Just change the name to “paid leave” to comply with this.
Well that is what will happen and it will screw over the employees even more. Many no longer get a 40 hour week.
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