Illinois Implements Mandatory Paid Leave for All Reasons.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a bill into law requiring employers to offer workers paid time off "for any reason." The law will go into effect next year and will apply to every employee, including domestic workers, working for an employer in the state. However, the law does not apply to workers in Chicago and Cook County, which both have paid sick leave ordinances in place. Illinois is now the third state in the nation to require employers to offer workers paid time off "for any reason."