Nearly all workers in the state of Illinois will soon officially be guaranteed at least one week of paid leave, as a bill passed by the Illinois General Assembly earlier this year on Monday will head to Gov. Pritzker’s desk for a signature.
already require employers to offer paid sick leave, and workers in those locations will continue to be covered by the existing laws rather than the new bill.
The Chicago and Cook County ordinances served as pilot programs for the statewide legislation, and assuaged critics who predicted mass business closures that didn’t come to fruition, said Sarah Labadie, director of advocacy and policy at Women Employed, a nonprofit that has fought for paid leave since 2008 and helped push through the legislation.
Newly-elected House Republican Leader Tony McCombie said the mandated benefits could have a “detrimental effect” on small businesses and nonprofits “in an already unfriendly business climate.” “We’re thrilled that this is getting passed and that it’s going to be signed. But it’s also a little bit frightening because, you know, a week’s worth of time — I don’t know what that would do to our business,” Allison-Seei said. “I think a lot of businesses are just doing the very best that they can to stay afloat.”
However, the potential burden on small businesses clashes with the needs of their workers, particularly those with children.
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