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JB Pritzker signs Paid Leave For All Workers Act

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs into law the Paid Leave For All Workers Act on Monday, March 13, 2023, in Chicago. Illinois became one of three U.S. states to require employers to offer paid time off for any reason starting in January of 2024.

Charles Rex Arbogast

JB Pritzker signs Paid Leave For All Workers Act

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs into law the Paid Leave For All Workers Act on Monday, March 13, 2023, in Chicago. Illinois became one of three U.S. states to require employers to offer paid time off for any reason starting in January of 2024.

Charles Rex Arbogast

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Governor Pritzker signs mandatory paid leave into law

Under the new law, most workers in Illinois will be guaranteed at least 40 hours of paid leave starting in 2024.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs into law the Paid Leave For All Workers Act on Monday, March 13, 2023, in Chicago. Illinois became one of three U.S. states to require employers to offer paid time off for any reason starting in January of 2024.

Charles Rex Arbogast
By Dan Tucker Stephanie Kim
   

Illinois is now the third state in the U.S. to mandate paid leave to be used for any reason. Reset gets the latest details of the Paid Leave for All Workers Act, which Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Monday.

GUEST: Alex Degman, statehouse reporter for WBEZ

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