The Chicago City Council voted on December 13, 2023, to amend the effective date of the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance from December 31, 2023, to July... Read more »
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... Read more »
While Chicago is poised to see a double-digit percentage drop in homicides in 2023, with the Chicago Police Department reporting that homicide detectives have opened 569 murder investigations, a 12 percent decrease... Read more »
Employers with employees working in Chicago are required by a new law to provide employees paid sick leave and a new, separate bank of leave that employees can use for any reason... Read more »
On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council adopted the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, expanding the current Chicago Paid Sick Leave Ordinance to provide eligible employees... Read more »
Chicago police say several city stores have been victims of smash-and-grab burglaries in which a stolen vehicle is used as a battering ram to initiate the crime, Charlie Wojciechowski reports for NBC5... Read more »
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... Read more »