The Chicago Paid Sick Leave Ordinance is Inevitable

Seyfarth Synopsis: In case you missed it, on June 22, 2016, Chicago added itself to the growing roster of many major U.S. cities to pass a Paid Sick Leave Ordinance.  

 

The Council’s Committee on Workforce Development and Audit passed the Chicago Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (“PSLO”), which amends the Chicago Minimum Wage Ordinance e (2-25-050).

 

The new ordinance is effective July 1, 2017.  Thus, employers with employees in Chicago must be aware of the major provisions and requirements of the PSLO, which are summarized below and more thoroughly explained by our colleagues here.

 

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