Compliance Stuff

As usual, the Illinois Legislature has been busy this past session, passing one new employment law and making changes to numerous others. The following is a summary of the changes that have been enacted thus far and a preview of those likely to come in the very near future. Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act – Paid Leave Required On August 1, 2025, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law  SB0212 , which is an amendment to the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act. Effective immediately, the Act requires employers to provide reasonable break time to an employee who needs to express breast milk each time the employee has the need, for one year after the child’s birth. The amendment to the Act provides that the employer shall compensate the employee during the break time at the employee’s regular rate of compensation, and shall not require the employee to use paid leave during the break time or reduce the employee’s compensation during the break time in any other manner. Employers wil...

On August 1, 2025, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed  Senate Bill 220 , amending the state’s Military Leave Act to require employers to provide up to 40 hours of paid leave for eligible employees when serving on a funeral honors detail. This leave is in addition to other paid leave an employer already provides to its employees, whether due to legal requirements ( e.g ., under the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act) or as a voluntary company benefit. The law went into effect upon signing. Covered Employers and Employees Employers with 51 or more employees must provide funeral honors detail leave. This leave is available to an employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 12 months and has provided at least 1,250 hours of service during the 12-month period immediately preceding the leave. To be eligible for funeral honors detail leave, the employee must also be: Trained to participate in a funeral honors detail at the funeral of a veteran; and Either: A ...