October 2025
 

Illinois Requires Expense Reimbursement

11/01/18

Illinois has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 2999) that requires employers to reimburse employees for certain business expenditures. 
Wednesday, October 31, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (10242)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Illinois

Illinois Expands Protections for Breastfeeding Mothers in the Workplace

10/01/18

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed House Bill 1595 amending the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act in several significant ways – most notably the compensability of break time under the Act, and the burden on employers in order to avoid providing the required break time to its employees. 
Wednesday, October 3, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (13041)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Illinois

Wave of Class Action Lawsuits Filed under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

02/01/18

Employers using timeclocks that use employee finger or hand scanning technology to clock in and out may have heard about a recent surge of class action litigation asserting that such technologies are covered by the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA” or the “Act”). Many lawsuits have been filed against employers operating in Illinois. 
Tuesday, January 30, 2018/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (18649)/Comments (0)/

Chicago Adopts Hands Off Pants On Law to Protect Hotel Workers from Sexual Harassment, Assault

01/18/18

To provide hospitality workers greater protections against sexual harassment and assault, the Chicago City Council has passed the “Hands Off Pants On” Ordinance. The Ordinance requires all hotels in the City to adopt a panic button system and an anti-sexual harassment policy.

Tuesday, January 16, 2018/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (15844)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Illinois

Sick Leave Toolkit Updated for Arizona, Chicago, Cook County, Emeryville, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and St Paul

07/06/17

Our sick leave toolkit which includes Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and model sick leave policies for jurisdictions with sick leave laws has been updated based on recent agency guidance, rules and/or best practice recommendations.  
Monday, July 3, 2017/Author: Andaika Jean-Noel/Number of views (20626)/Comments (0)/

Illinois Expands Domestic and Sexual Violence Leave

10/20/16

Effective January 1, 2017, employees who work for an employer with no more than 14 employees will be entitled to 4 workweeks of unpaid leave in any 12-month period to address issues related to domestic or sexual violence.    

Wednesday, October 19, 2016/Author: TJaeger2/Number of views (13650)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Illinois

Pregnancy Rights

01/22/15

Pregnancy and your rights in the workplace has been added to the Illinois All-In-One poster.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (18362)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Illinois

Illinois Issues Required Employer Posting and Fact Sheet under Pregnancy Accommodations Law; New Handbook Policy Available

01/22/15

The Illinois Human Rights Act (“IHRA”) now offers additional protection for pregnant women in the workplace and additional responsibilities for employers with respect to their pregnant workers.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (17905)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Illinois

Illinois Becomes the Fifth State to Ban the Box

8/21/14

Illinois has passed the Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act. The Act provides that a private employer may not inquire into or require disclosure of a job applicant's criminal record or criminal history before the candidate has been notified that the candidate has been selected for a job interview or has been offered a conditional offer of employment. It requires consideration of the nature and gravity of a candidate's conviction record, the time elapsed since the conviction, and whether the conviction has a direct bearing on the candidate's fitness before excluding a candidate.

Tuesday, August 19, 2014/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (17179)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Illinois

Illinois Firearms Concealed Carry Act Update

11/07/13

Executive Summary

Property owners wishing to prohibit concealed firearms from being carried on their property must post officially approved signage conspicuously at the entrance of their building, premises or real property, according to a regulation published by the Illinois State Police. Owners of parcels where concealed carry is prohibited by the Illinois Firearms Concealed Carry Act also must post the required sign in the same manner. The IL state police have released guidance on the posting requirements as well as a model poster. For more information please review the details below.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014/Author: Shirley Johnson/Number of views (12569)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Illinois
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Recent IL Updates

Illinois Amends Blood and Organ Donation Leave Law

10/02/25

Author: ADP Admin/Monday, September 29, 2025/Categories: Compliance Corner , State Compliance Update, Illinois

Illinois has enacted legislation that amends the state’s Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act to also entitle part-time employees to paid organ donation leave. The change is a result of the enactment of House Bill 1616 and becomes effective Jan. 1, 2026.

The Details

Prior to House Bill 1616, the Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act required employers with more than 50 employees to provide up to 10 days of paid leave in any 12-month period so that full-time employees may serve as an organ donor.

Effective Jan. 1, 2026, House Bill 1616 amends the law so that part-time employees will also be entitled to 10 days of paid leave for organ donation, provided they work for an employer with more than 50 employees. Like full-time employees, part-time employees may use the leave only after obtaining approval from the employer.

 For part-time employees using leave to serve as an organ donor, the employer must calculate the daily average pay the part-time employee received during their previous months of employment and compensate the part-time employee in the amount of the daily average pay for the leave days used.

 Note: The Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act also requires employers with more than 50 employees to provide paid leave to full-time employees for blood donation. House Bill 1616 didn’t extend this entitlement to part-time employees.

Next Steps

Review policies, practices and training to ensure compliance with the amended law.

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