Takeaways
All Illinois employers are required to provide jury duty leave. Starting 01.01.27, Illinois employers with at least 26 employees must provide employees with paid leave for jury service.
Also starting 01.01.27, employers cannot penalize volunteer emergency workers who are absent from or late to work because they were responding to emergencies or participating in required training.
Employees cannot be required to use accrued paid time off while serving jury duty or participating in volunteer emergency services activities.
Related links
Public Act 104-0683
Public Act 104-0581
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Illinois has enacted two laws that expand employee protections beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Gov. JB Pritzker signed an amendment to both the state’s Jury Act and Jury Commission Act to provide employees with paid leave for jury service (HB 4844; Public Act 104-0683). He also signed an amendment to the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act to provide additional employment protections for… Read the complete article here...
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