The Illinois Employee Sick Leave Act (ESLA) has been amended to require employers to allow employees to take personal sick leave for absences due to “personal care of a covered family member.” ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Illinois General Assembly will consider the proposed Healthy Workplace Act which, if passed into law, will require most Illinois employers to provide paid sick leave to their ...

Most Illinois employees are now entitled to up to a week of paid leave under state law, but can employers require doctor's notes for sick days? With the spread of COVID, influenza and even measles, ...

As a mother of two teenage daughters who spent her days juggling family responsibilities with her job as a flight attendant, Chicago resident Corliss King had no time in her busy schedule for ...

Illinois employment laws grant workers specific protections, including covering things like paid leave, meal breaks and unemployment benefits. Several state laws set rules employers and employees ...