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CHICAGO (AP) When Joan Van is sick, she doesn't get paid. The East St. Louis-area restaurant server and single mother of three said she works doubles to make up the money when she or one of her children gets sick.
Expansive paid leave legislation requiring Illinois employers to give workers time off based on hours worked, to be used for any reason, is ready for action by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who said he will sign it.
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