For many of us, the month of December is a joyful time, full of parties, dinners, and decorations. Yet, those same festivities make December a busy time of year for us at Shaw Law Group, as we field all kinds of holiday-season-related questions from our clients.
Archives for December 27, 2023
Major Paid Leave Changes Coming Under the New Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance
Executive Summary: In response to the State of Illinois enacting the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (“PLAW Act”), which requires 40 hours of paid leave to be provided to employees that can be used for any reason, but exempts Chicago and Cook County because they already had paid sick leave ordinances, the City of Chicago enacted, on November 9, 2023, a new Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance” or “CPLO”).
Cook County Passes Paid Leave Ordinance
Executive Summary: On December 14, 2023, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance, which replaces the Earned Sick Leave Ordinance. The new Paid Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) is effective only 17 days later, on December 31, 2023, giving Cook County employers virtually no time to update their policies. Enforcement will begin on February 1, 2024.
Navigating Employee Leave Laws: A Comparative Guide for Employers in Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County
Executive Summary: In January 2023, the Illinois Legislature passed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLAW Act). The PLAW Act specifically exempted the City of Chicago and certain municipalities in Cook County because they already had existing paid sick leave policies, which allowed for leave for traditional sick leave reasons such as the employee’s or employee’s family’s illness or preventative medical care, assistance for victims of violent crimes, public health closures of the business, etc.
Illinois’ Paid Leave for All Workers Act – Learn Your Rules
Executive Summary: In March 2023, the Illinois Legislature enacted the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLAW Act), which becomes effective January 1, 2024. This law requires, with a few exceptions, “an employee who works in Illinois” to be eligible to earn “up to a minimum 40 hours of paid leave” in a 12-month period. The paid leave can be used for “any reason.” In November 2023, the Illinois Department of Labor (“IDOL”) released its Proposed Rules for the PLAW Act, which as of publication of this Alert, have not yet been passed.
Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2023 for the California Workplace Law Blog
As the year wraps up, we review some of the highlights of the California Workplace Law Blog with the top 10 most popular blog posts of 2023.
California’s Paid Sick Leave Requirements Increased Effective 2024 California Enacts Legislation to Support State’s Prohibitions on Employee Restrictive Covenants State of California
Using Artificial Intelligence for Good
In this episode, Jen explains artificial intelligence and how to effectively leverage it.
Cal/OSHA Standards Board Publishes Further Modifications of Draft Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Standard
On December 22, 2023, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board published further modifications of the draft indoor heat illness standard. The modifications, which were based on suggestions received in November and December, clarify an exception related to incidental heat exposures.
Tesla Strike Is a Culture Clash: Swedish Labor vs. American Management
Workers seeking a collective agreement from the automaker say they are pushing for their rights, but car owners see them as taking the fight too far.
‘Career cushioning,’ latest workplace trend, has employees trying to protect themselves heading into 2024
Worried about their jobs or just trying to be proactive, more workers are ‘career cushioning’
Panic and possibility: What workers learned about AI in 2023
Heralded and decried in equal measure, artificial intelligence has already changed how we work now, and how we will in the future.
A Tesla factory robot reportedly attacked a worker and left them bleeding.
This could become a new reality in the increasingly automated
workplaceBoard Game Cafe Workers Went on a Quest for a Union and Won
“There is not a group of people better at organizing than a bunch of nerds,” said a worker at one of New York City’s cafes catering to the Dungeons & Dragons crowd.
An Exhausting Year in (and Out of) the Office
After successive waves of post-pandemic change, worn-out knowledge workers need a fresh start.
Shawn Fain, CNN Business’ labor leader of the year, plans to keep automakers sweating
The longest US auto strike this century is over after a pretty clear win for the United Auto Workers union at all three unionized automakers. But don’t think the union is moving to repair relations between labor and management the way it has after past strikes.