>>> NEARLY ALL WORKERS WILL SOON BE GUARANTEED PAID LEAVE FOR ANY REASON IN ILLINOIS.

EMPLOYERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO OFFER A MINIMUM OF FIVE DAYS OF PAID TIME OFF BASED ON HOURS WORKED.

ONE HOUR OF PAID LEAVE IS EARNED FOR EVERY 40 HOURS WORK .

THE LAW GOES INTO EFFECT NEXT YEAR.

JOINING US WITH MORE OUR JOSE, AND JILL, CODIRECTOR OF CHICAGO JOBS.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

JOSE, I KNOW , LADIES FIRST , BUT WE WILL MAKE AN EXCEPTION.

GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT THE LAW DOES.

>> THANK YOU.

HAPPY TO JOIN YOU, ALEX.

THIS NEW PAID LEAVE ACT WILL GO INTO EFFECT THIS UPCOMING YEAR, JANUARY 1st TIME IN 2024.

WORKERS CAN GAIN ONE HOUR OF PAY TIME FOR EVERY 40 HOURS WORK.

ONE DETAIL I WILL ADD , IT INCLUDES OVERTIME.

WORKERS THAT WORK IN EXCESS OF 40 HOURS PER WEEK, THAT WOULD GO TOWARDS THAT .

ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART OF THE LEGISLATION, IT INCLUDES DOMESTIC WORKERS.

>> EVEN PEOPLE WORKING PART-TIME.

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> IT IS BASED ON ONE HOUR OF ACCUMULATION FOR EVERY HOUR WORKED.

20 HOURS WORK, YOU WOULD ACCUMULATE A HALF-HOUR PER WEEK.

>> JILL , HOW WILL THIS IMPACT WORKERS?

>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

WE KNOW THAT OUR LATINO COMMUNITY MAKES UP A HUGE PART OF THE WORKFORCE.

IF WE LOOK AT COVID , WE ARE HUGELY IMPACTED .

ALONG WITH THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

THAT MEANS , ALONG WITH OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES THAT ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE TO OUR COMMUNITY, NOT HAVING PAID LEAVE HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON THE NUMBERS AND FATALITIES AND ILLNESSES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

IMAGINE IF THIS OPPORTUNITY WAS OUT THERE.

>> IT WOULD HAVE CHANGED A LOT OF THINGS.

>> YOU HAVE GOTTEN CONFUSED REACTIONS ABOUT WORKERS ABOUT HOW THE LAW WILL WORK.

WHAT ISSUES DO YOU SEE ARISING AND HOW WILL THIS LAW PLAY OUT ONCE IT TAKES EFFECT ?

>> AS FAR AS THE CONFUSION, IT IS AROUND THE LAWS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST.

SPECIFICALLY , IN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF CHICAGO PROPER , THERE ARE ORDINANCES THAT TALK ABOUT PAID SICK LEAVE.

THE NEW LAW IS COVERING WORKERS WHO WERE WORKING OUTSIDE OF THOSE TWO AREAS.

AND DEALS WITH PAID LEAVE WITHOUT ANY REASON FOR JUSTIFICATION.

NOT JUST THAT YOU HAVE TO CONFIRM YOU ARE OUT SICK, YOU COULD BE OUT FOR ANY REASON YOU WISH TO BE OUT WITHOUT PROVIDING A LETTER FROM THE DOCTOR.

>> PROOF.

>> YES .

THE CONFUSION IS , THE WORKERS ARE CALLING ME AND SAYING, I AM THRILLED TO HEAR I WILL GET A WEEK OF VACATION.

IF WE GO BACK TO THE NEW LAW IN JANUARY 1st AND TALK ABOUT 40 HOURS ANNUALLY OF PAID SICK TIME FOR MIXED PURPOSES .

IT INCLUDES , TAKE A VACATION DAY, SHOW UP IN COURT, THOSE FIVE DAYS , YOU CAN MOVE THROUGH THEM QUICKLY.

>> IT INCLUDES SIX DAYS.

JILL, MANY WORKERS AT YOUR ORGANIZATION FALL UNDER THE EXCLUDED WORKER CATEGORY.

COULD YOU TALK MORE ABOUT THESE WORKERS ?

>> THESE WORKERS ARE NOT IN A TRADITIONAL WORKPLACE.

SPECIFICALLY, WE WORK ALONGSIDE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ORGANIZE AND FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF RIDE-SHARE DRIVERS , STREET VENDORS , WORKERS LIKE THAT.

>> ANOTHER POINT OF CONCERN IS HOW THIS WILL DISPROPORTIONATE LY IMPACT SMALL BUSINESS .

THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES , ILLINOIS CHAPTER, THEY SPOKE.

>> SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES AND VERY FEW OF THESE CAN COVER SHIFTS TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN SERVICE THEIR CUSTOMERS AND CLIENTS IN TIMES OF NEED AS WELL.

THAT IS THE BURDEN ON SMALL BUSINESSES , TRACKING THOSE HOURS , MAKING SURE THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED WHAT TIME OFF IS AVAILABLE.

>> WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO HOW THIS WILL IMPACT LATINO OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES?

>> IT IS A CONCERN WE HEAR A LOT.

THIS COULD HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESSES.

WHAT BEARS MENTIONING, THERE ARE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH STAFF RETENTION.

IF YOU ARE A CONSUMER VISITING A BUSINESS , YOU WANT TO HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT PERSONAL ARE TREATED PROPERLY AND NOT HAVING TO SHOW UP SICK AND YOU ARE MAKING AN ETHICAL DECISION.

I THINK THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WILL BENEFIT IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

>> JILL , SAME QUESTION ?

>> PERSONALLY, EVERYWHERE I HAVE WORKED , THEY TREATED ME AS A ENTIRE HUMAN.

I HAVE GIVEN MORE OF MYSELF TO THEM AND SHOWED UP ON TIME AND REGULARLY.

AND I GET A SENSE OF DEDICATION IN MAKING SURE THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL.

IN OUR BUSINESS , ON TOP OF THAT, WE BELIEVE IN PEOPLE OVER PROFIT.

IF YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR PEOPLE FIRST, THAT WILL MEAN NOTHING BUT SUCCESS FOR YOU.

>> JOSE , THIS CAMPAIGN , WHAT WOULD YOU BE LOOKING FOR WITH THIS BILL EVENTUALLY GOING INTO EFFECT ?

>> I AM SORRY?

>> WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AS AN ORGANIZER IN TRYING TO PROTECT THE WORKERS?

>> ANY LAW , TO BE TRULY EFFECTIVE, NEEDS DEDICATED FUNDING FOR ENFORCEMENT.

WONDERFUL THE STATE AND ACTING NEW LAWS BUT WHERE WE LACK THE RESOURCES , TO ENFORCE THOSE LAWS, THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME IMPACT THAT IS INTENDED.

A LOT OF LAWS ARE STRUCTURED AROUND COMPLAINT BASED ENFORCEMENT.

WE WELCOME THE TRANSITION TO MORE PROACTIVE MEANS AND A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.

IN MAKING SURE