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Deerfield board exempts park and school districts from Cook County paid-leave rule
Summary
The Village of Deerfield voted to opt its park district and local school districts out of a Cook County paid-leave ordinance, siding with the park district's request that county rules — which do not match a state exemption — could create staffing, safety and accounting problems for seasonal employees.
The Village of Deerfield Board of Trustees on April 7 adopted an ordinance opting Deerfield Park District and local school districts out of the Cook County paid-leave requirement, a move the Park District sought to avoid operational and safety problems for seasonal staff.
Ann Marie Flaherty, executive director of the Deerfield Park District, told trustees the issue arose after the State of Illinois enacted a paid-leave act in March 2023 that specifically exempted park and school districts but Cook County later adopted a county-level paid-leave ordinance that did not…
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