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2025 Leave Rights
Mission Statement To promote and protect the rights and health of employees, by allowing them to take leave under specified circumstances. This is done through the enforcement of the Paid Leave for All Workers Act, Employee Sick Leave Act, and Family Bereavement Leave Act.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Protect the rights of employees to take a minimum of five paid leave days in a year under the Paid Leave for All Workers Act.
    1. Conduct fact-based investigations in response to complaints
    2. Negotiate settlements to resolve complaints
    3. Collect penalties for violations of the Act
  2. Protect the rights of employees to take leave afforded under the Employee Sick Leave Act.
    1. Conciliate with parties to resolve complaints.
  3. Protect the rights of employees to take leave under the Family Bereavement Leave Act.
    1. Conduct fact-based investigations in response to complaints
    2. Negotiate settlements to resolve complaints
    3. Collect penalties for violations of the Act
Source of Funds General Revenue Fund Statutory Authority 820 ILCS 192, 820 ILCS 191, 820 ILCS 154
Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 100.0 $ 373.0 $ 471.2 $ 285.7 $ 0.0
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 100.0 $ 373.0 $ 471.2 $ 285.7 $ 0.0
Average monthly full-time equivalents 5.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 0.0
Output Indicators
Number of Paid Leave complaints received that were not referred to another government entity or division 430.0 423.0 330.0 100.0 N/A
Outcome Indicators
Number of Paid Leave cases that have been closed 300.0 290.0 200.0 24.0 N/A

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