Key Facts

• Illinois will require employers with 16 or more workers to provide unpaid leave if a worker’s newborn is in a neonatal intensive care unit.
• Illinois leave can be up to 10 days for smaller companies (16-50 employees) and 20 days for larger companies (51+ employees).
• This Illinois law covers all workers, no matter how long they have worked or whether they are full-time.
• Oregon will protect workers from being fired or punished if they update their personal immigration-related work documents.
• Oregon also protects employees who share government-approved information about immigrant rights and legal services.
• Washington will ban employers from forcing employees or job seekers to get microchips implanted as a condition of working.
• These new laws add more rules employers must follow beyond federal workplace protections.
• Employers will need to update their policies, train staff, and ensure legal compliance in these states.