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Sick Leave

Chicago City Council to vote on paid leave measure

  • Nov 4, 2023

Gov. Pritzker signs expansive paid leave legislation into law

  • Mar 13, 2023
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Olive Garden manager fired over tirade about employees calling in sick

  • Dec 9, 2022

New Zealand approves paid leave after miscarriage

  • Mar 26, 2021

Amazon workers walk off job in Chicago after positive COVID-19 case

  • Apr 4, 2020

Here's how the COVID-19 paid sick leave requirements work

  • Apr 2, 2020

Stimulus aid for 'small business' will go to some big chains

  • Apr 2, 2020

District rejects teacher's claim maternity leave was denied due to summer birth

  • Jan 23, 2020

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Chicago City Council approves expanded paid time off ordinance

  • Nov 10, 2023
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Gov. Pritzker signs expansive paid leave legislation into law

  • Mar 13, 2023
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Gov. Pritzker signs expansive paid leave legislation into law

  • Mar 13, 2023
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Illinois poised to mandate paid leave for nearly all workers

  • Feb 20, 2023
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Long Island family asks people to wear masks to protect daughter who has rare disease

  • Aug 3, 2020
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Amazon workers stage walkout in Chicago after employee tests positive for coronavirus

  • Apr 4, 2020
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Wood Dale teacher says school district denied maternity leave because child born on summer break

  • Jan 23, 2020
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Wood Dale teacher says maternity leave denied due to summer birth, district denies claim

  • Jan 23, 2020

Latest Stories

Case of Wood Dale teacher's denied maternity leave due to summer birth goes before Illinois Supreme Court

The Illinois Supreme Court will hear a case Wednesday in which a Wood Dale teacher claims her maternity leave was denied by her school district after giving birth to her daughter the day before school let out.

  • Jan 22, 2020
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Taco Bell now offering sick leave, six figure salaries

For the first time ever employees will be eligible for paid sick time. Some managers will also be getting a pay boost!

  • Jan 10, 2020

Bishop Daniel Conlon takes temporary medical leave from Diocese of Joliet

The Diocese of Joliet is keeping Bishop Daniel Conlon's health issue private during his medical leave, but they expect him to return in a few months.

  • Dec 27, 2019
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Florida teachers step up when fellow educator fighting cancer asks for donated sick days

In a matter of four days, Robert Goodman received the sick days he needed and then some.

  • Aug 15, 2018
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Chicago YWCA implements paid family leave, urges other companies to follow

President Donald Trump endorsed the idea of mandatory paid family leave during his State of the Union address and some local employers agree, saying it's time for legislators to take a serious look at the practice as the 25th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act approaches.

  • Feb 1, 2018