Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act Notice

PAID LEAVE FOR ALL WORKERS ACT NOTICE
Employers must provide employees with up to 40 hours of paid leave for any reason.	
Paid Leave	
• 	Workers:	 Earn up to 40 hours of paid leave 	
from work per year.	
• 	Use:	 Workers can use paid leave for any reason of 	
their choosing. Employers may not require workers 
to provide a reason for their paid leave request or 
require a worker to find a replacement worker.	
• 	Accrual:	 Workers earn 1 hour of paid leave for 	
every 40 hours they work. Employers may also 
provide workers with all paid leave hours at the 
start of the 12-month period (frontloading).	
• 	Carryover: 	Workers rollover all unused accrued paid 	
leave at the end of the year. Any unused frontloaded leave 
does not have to be carried over.	
• 	Retaliation is 	
prohibited: 	Penalties 	
may apply to employers 
that take adverse action 
against workers who 
exercise their rights under 
this law.	
Penalties	
Workers may recover the amount they 
should have been paid for the leave, 
penalties, and other equitable relief.    	
Filing a 	
Complaint	
A worker may file a complaint with the Illinois 
Department of Labor alleging a violation of this 
Act by filling out a complaint form at 
labor.illinois.gov/paidleave	.	
See QR code for more information on how to file a complaint and applicable exceptions to the law.	
For a complete text of the laws, visit our 	website at:	
www.labor.illinois.gov	 	For more information or to file a Complaint, 	contact us at:	
[email protected]	
312-793-2600	
THIS NOTICE MUST BE DISPLAYED IN A CONSPICUOUS 
PLACE ON THE PREMISES OF THE EMPLOYER WHERE 	
OTHER NOTICES ARE POSTED.
Printed by the Authority of State of Illinois 12/23 IOCI 24-1010	
Existing Policy 
and Exclusions	
Certain exceptions may apply for employers 
who already provide their workers with paid 
leave. There are also certain categories of 
workers that are not covered by the law.
State of Illinois
Illinois Department of Labor