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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

City Council set to alter paid leave ordinance, but not enough to satisfy business leaders

The City Council is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a change that would delay the start of mandatory paid leave for Chicago workers until July. (Sun-Times file)

The nation’s most aggressive and generous paid leave policy is getting a rewrite after only a month on the books, but the changes are not enough to satisfy Chicago business leaders.

The quick fixes teed up for approval at Wednesday’s City Council meeting include a six-month delay — until July 1 — in the requirement that businesses give their Chicago employees 10 paid days off per year, including five sick days and five vacation days.

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