Cook County employers aren’t wrong if they’re feeling its “déjà vu all over again” when it comes to needing to review their paid leave policies. Recently approved amendments to the Final Interpretive and Procedural Rules governing the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance add new requirements to most employers with employees working in Cook County (outside of Chicago) and are effective immediately. Notable changes to the rules include:
- Paid leave accrues during paid leave
- Employers must maintain and distribute a written paid leave policy
- Remote workers must receive notice of rights
- Paid leave calculations are clarified for employees with work for various rates
- FMLA regulations supersede ordinance rules
Our article, Illinois’ Cook County Amends Paid Leave Rules: It’s Time for Employer Policy Review, provides more detail to help employers comply with the amended rules.