CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation to allow the children and grandparents of active duty servicemembers to take unpaid leave before a deployment.
Under the bill, employers with more than 50 workers have to let the adult children and grandparents of a deploying servicemember take up to 30 days of unpaid leave.
The bill amends the state's Family Military Leave Act. The act currently only covers spouses and parents.
Quinn also signed a bill to let veterans get specialty license plates at no additional cost to the existing registration fee.
Both laws take effect Jan. 1.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
Under the bill, employers with more than 50 workers have to let the adult children and grandparents of a deploying servicemember take up to 30 days of unpaid leave.
The bill amends the state's Family Military Leave Act. The act currently only covers spouses and parents.
Quinn also signed a bill to let veterans get specialty license plates at no additional cost to the existing registration fee.
Both laws take effect Jan. 1.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
