Illinois could soon have mandatory paid leave
If Gov. JB Pritzker signs the bill, Illinois will join Nevada and Maine, the only two other U.S. states with similar paid time off policies.
Most industrialized nations offer workers paid time off, but it’s still somewhat rare in the United States outside of what’s often called “white collar” work.
Reset discusses the Paid Leave For All Workers Act, which Gov. Pritzker has said he will sign.
GUESTS: Mark Maxwell, political editor at KSDK News in St. Louis and former capitol bureau chief of WCIA in Springfield
Ben Opp, HR hotline advisor at HR Source
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Illinois could soon have mandatory paid leave
If Gov. JB Pritzker signs the bill, Illinois will join Nevada and Maine, the only two other U.S. states with similar paid time off policies.
Most industrialized nations offer workers paid time off, but it’s still somewhat rare in the United States outside of what’s often called “white collar” work.
Reset discusses the Paid Leave For All Workers Act, which Gov. Pritzker has said he will sign.
GUESTS: Mark Maxwell, political editor at KSDK News in St. Louis and former capitol bureau chief of WCIA in Springfield
Ben Opp, HR hotline advisor at HR Source