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Key Changes to Chicago’s Labor Ordinances, Effective July 1, 2025

Posted: July 8, 2025 | Ogletree Deakins Category: Illinois - General Tags: Chicago

On July 1, 2025, several important changes to Chicago labor ordinances went into effect. Chicago’s Minimum Wage Ordinance, Fair Workweek Ordinance, and Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance have all seen significant changes that will impact employers and employees.

What Your Business Needs to Know About New Paid Leave Laws in Chicago and Cook County, Illinois

Posted: June 27, 2024 | Jackson Lewis Category: Illinois - General Tags: Chicago

New laws require Illinois and Cook County employers to provide employees with paid leave that can be used for any reason, while a new Chicago law, effective July 1, 2024, requires Chicago employers to provide both paid leave that can be used for any reason and paid sick leave.

Chicago Phases Out the Tip Credit Starting July 1, 2024

Posted: June 23, 2024 | Littler Category: Illinois - General Tags: Chicago

On July 1, 2024, Chicago will take its first step towards eliminating the tip credit. That day, the tip credit amount an employer can claim decreases from 40% to 32% of the applicable minimum wage. Every year thereafter, on July 1, the tip credit will decrease by 8% until July

Is Your Business Ready for Chicago’s Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance?

Posted: June 20, 2024 | Jackson Lewis Category: Illinois - General Tags: Chicago

The Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance is set to take effect on July 1, 2024, and the City’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection has published its long-awaited interpretive rules. These final rules provide guidance on several questions unanswered by the Ordinance, such as its application to

In Advance of July 1 Compliance Deadlines, Chicago Agency Posts Updated Guidance and Notices for the City’s Minimum Wages, Paid Leave, Fair Workweek Thresholds, and Required Notices

Posted: June 9, 2024 | Littler Category: Illinois - Wage & Hour Tags: Chicago

The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Office of Labor Standards (COLS) recently posted updates to its website regarding minimum wage obligations, paid leave and paid sick and safe leave, new fair work week thresholds, and updated required labor notices. The compliance deadline for these obligations is

Chicago Finalizes Interpretive Rules in Advance of July 1, 2024, Effective Date of New Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

Posted: May 5, 2024 | Littler Category: Illinois - General Tags: Chicago

Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection has published final rules interpreting the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, which as of July 1, 2024, will require Chicago employers to provide employees with up to 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave and up to 40

New Illinois and Chicago Laws for 2024

Posted: January 25, 2024 | Littler Category: Illinois - General Tags: Chicago

Illinois state and local legislatures kept busy in 2023 with the enactment of numerous new labor and employment laws, including significant changes to paid and sick leave for employees and new protections for temporary laborers and independent contractors. While some laws took effect during 2023, implementation of others was pushed

Major Paid Leave Changes Coming Under the New Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance

Posted: December 27, 2023 | Ford Harrison Category: Illinois - General Tags: Chicago

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”).

Effective Date of Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance Delayed to July 1, 2024

Posted: December 20, 2023 | Jackson Lewis Category: Illinois - General Tags: Chicago

The Chicago City Council has passed an amendment to the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance to delay its effective date to July 1, 2024, in addition to other changes.

Learn more about the amendment here.

Chicago City Council Delays Paid Leave Changes to July 1, 2024

Posted: December 14, 2023 | Littler Category: Illinois - General Tags: Chicago

On December 13, 2023, the Chicago City Council voted to delay the paid leave changes in the new Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) from January 1, 2024 to July 1, 2024. The Ordinance, which was originally enacted only a month earlier on

Chicago City Council Passes Measure to Eliminate the Tip Credit

Posted: October 16, 2023 | Jackson Lewis Category: Illinois - General Tags: Chicago

The Chicago City Council voted on October 6, 2023, to eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped employees working within Chicago by July 1, 2028. The “One Fair Wage” ordinance will gradually phase out the subminimum wage, also known as the tip credit, over a five-year period starting July 1, 2024.

Chicago Clarifies that its Anti-Harassment Law Applies to all Employers with Employees Working in Chicago

Posted: May 17, 2023 | Littler Category: Illinois - General Tags: Chicago

Last year, the Chicago City Council amended the City’s sexual harassment ordinance for the express purpose of promoting zero tolerance of violence and harassment in the workplace.

Chicago Enacts Amendments to and Expands Requirements of its Criminal History Screening Ordinance

Posted: May 11, 2023 | Littler Category: Illinois - General Tags: Chicago

For nearly a decade, Chicago has maintained a “ban-the-box” ordinance restricting employer’s use of criminal records in employment screening. This ordinance largely mirrored the requirements of Illinois’ state-wide Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act (JOQAA), albeit with some important differences.

Chicago Employers: Notable Amendments to Chicago’s Sexual Harassment Ordinance

Posted: July 19, 2022 | Ford Harrison Category: Illinois - General Tags: Chicago

The City of Chicago amended its sexual harassment Ordinance on April 27, 2022. Chicago employers should take note of the following significant changes to the law that took effect on July 1, 2022. The amended Ordinance imposes new requirements on employers with respect to training, recordkeeping, and written policy language. It also increases penalties for violations by a factor of ten. But inconsistencies between the new Ordinance and existing law also create a number of questions.

Chicago Releases Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy, Poster for Employers

Posted: June 27, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Category: Illinois - General Tags: Chicago

The Chicago Commission on Human Relations has released an English-language model policy and a model sexual harassment prevention poster related to Chicago’s new requirement that employers adopt a sexual harassment prevention policy and provide annual training to employees and supervisors.

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