Thanks Julie. This site is a good summary of the US state family and medical leave laws. http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-l... The Illinois bill synopsis is the following. Keep in mind SWAN is under 50 employees. Creates the Paid Family Leave Act. Requires private employers with 50 or more employees to provide 6 weeks of paid leave for an employee who takes leave: (1) because of the birth of a child of the employee and in order to care for the child; (2) to care for a newly adopted child under 18 years of age or a newly placed foster child under 18 years of age or a newly adopted or newly placed foster child older than 18 years of age if the child is incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability; or (3) to care for a family member with a serious health condition. Provides that paid family leave shall be provided irrespective of the employer's leave policies; and shall be provided to an employee who has been employed by the employer for at least one year. Permits employees to voluntarily waive paid family leave. Provides that the Department of Labor may adopt any rules necessary to implement the Act. Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron@swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> • 630-326-7022 SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> • catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/> From: SWANboard <swanboard-bounces@list.swanlibraries.net> On Behalf Of Julie Milavec Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 2:48 PM To: swanboard@list.swanlibraries.net Subject: [SWANboard] Is Mandatory Paid Family Leave on the Horizon? Sharing an article from HR Source with information on Illinois and federal legislation currently under consideration, as an FYI with the upcoming Personnel Committee meeting discussion. https://shar.es/am9SzM This message was sent using ShareThis (https://www.sharethis.com)