{"id":11033,"date":"2016-12-13T09:23:39","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T14:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/?p=11033"},"modified":"2016-12-13T09:23:39","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T14:23:39","slug":"illinois-victims-economic-security-safety-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/illinois-victims-economic-security-safety-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Victims&#8217; Economic Security and Safety Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11034\" src=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/wp-content\/uploads\/USMC-07144-1024x920.jpg\" alt=\"Illinois Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act\" width=\"1024\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/wp-content\/uploads\/USMC-07144-1024x920.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/wp-content\/uploads\/USMC-07144-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/wp-content\/uploads\/USMC-07144-1080x970.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/wp-content\/uploads\/USMC-07144.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>The Illinois Victims\u2019 Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) allows\u00a0employees to take unpaid leave to handle\u00a0domestic or sexual violence issues. The law covers employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence, or whose family members or household members are victims of domestic or sexual violence. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littler.com\/publication-press\/publication\/illinois-increases-protected-leaves-employees\" target=\"_blank\">A new amendment<\/a> to this law applies to household employers.<\/p>\n<p>Currently,\u00a0employers with 15 to 49 employees must provide up to eight weeks of unpaid leave, unless it can be shown that such as accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the employer.\u00a0For employers who have 50 or more employees, Illinois\u00a0guarantees 12 weeks of unpaid leave to employees who are the victims of domestic or sexual violence or who have a family member who is a victim.<\/p>\n<p>Effective January 1, 2017, however, employees who work for an employer with\u00a014 employees or less\u00a0&#8211; including household employers &#8211; will be allowed\u00a0to take four\u00a0workweeks of unpaid leave per\u00a012-month period to address domestic or sexual violence issues.<\/p>\n<p>Household employers in Illinois need to be aware of this new amendment and make accommodations for their employees as necessary.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about how GTM keeps families compliant with household employment laws, <a href=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">contact us<\/a> at (800) 929-9213.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Illinois Victims\u2019 Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) allows employees to take unpaid leave to handle domestic or sexual violence issues. 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