IL: Family, Medical and Parental Leaves Law

Employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence and who work for an employer that employs at least 15 but not more than 49 employees are entitled to a total of eight workweeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period to address domestic or sexual violence issues. Under prior law, only employers that employed 50 or more employees were required to provide such leave.

Exception may be made if the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the employer. A reasonable accommodation must be made in a timely fashion. Any exigent circumstances or danger facing the employee or his or her family or household member shall be considered in determining whether the accommodation is reasonable. In addition, the definition of “family or household member” has been extended to include a person related by blood or by present or prior marriage, or a person who shares a relationship through a son or daughter jointly residing in the same household.

(P.A. 96-635 (S. 1770), L. 2009, effective August 24, 2009, at IL ¶14-7000)

Filed under: Illinois

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