Cook County Districts are invited to stay for an extended edition of First Friday, December 6, 2024. The KB Team will update you on the latest regarding the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance.

Amended

March 14, 2024:

  • Until January 1, 2025, school districts organized under the Illinois School Code or park districts organized under the Ill. Park District Code, are exempt from the definition of “employer.”

County Board took action on October 24, 2024:

  • Did NOT make the exemption permanent
  • Ordinance scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2025, for schools.