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Illinois’ New Paid Leave Law: What Employers Need to Know

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

The Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLAWA) was signed into law by Governor J.B. Pritzker on March 13, 2023, ensuring that all workers in Illinois receive 40 hours of paid time off annually for any purpose.

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The myriad use cases for a technology-enabled employee recognition platform

Achievers

This is when enterprises realized the importance of performance-based bonuses and physical and symbolic rewards such as trophies and plaques and recognized that these were a greater driver of productivity and motivation than previously leveraged employee benefits such as paid leaves and health benefits.

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5 Emerging Benefits Trends to Look for in 2025

Best Money Moves

Compared to years prior, employees are more interested in retirement benefits and paid leave opportunities. This projection shows the benefits trends in use and utilization of financial wellness programs among employees. According to Plan Adviser, interest in paid leave increased by about 15% from its figure in 2022.

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Combat COVID-19 Burnout With These 3 PTO Strategies

Best Money Moves

According to XpertHR’s P aid Leave Survey 2021, 41% of paid leave plans are PTO bank plans. In these plans, most or all paid leave is bundled together for non-distinguishable use. Instead of having their vacation days wiped at the end of the year, they can utilize them in individual ways.

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The Juggling Act of the COVID Circus

HR Digest

This article does not cover other qualifying factors for Employee leave under the FCCRA. Emergency Family and Medical Leave for Virtual School. The FCCRA provides emergency paid leave entitlements in response to COVID-19. Emergency Paid Sick Leave. Under the EPSL, 10 workdays of paid leave are provided.

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The Biggest Benefit Your Employees Won’t Even Use

UpstartHR

As if that wasn’t enough, the federal government is now attempting to introduce legislation that will force small companies to offer paid leave to employees. I would use this reminder as an opportunity to review your company’s offerings in terms of paid leave. More importantly, look into the usage of the benefits.

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Employee benefits for Caregivers in workplaces

HR Digest

Paid Time off (PTO) Program : Many companies have some combination of sick time, vacation or family leave time that can be used when employees need to care for a family member. Others might provide assistance in applying for Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA ) time off. . were able to access paid family leave in 2016.