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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7, SECTION 7-20-2 OF THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK MUNICIPAL CODE (PAYMENT OF PAID SICK LEAVE)
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park, Illinois (the "Village") is a home rule municipality, having all of the powers and authority granted to such municipalities pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, including the right to exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHERAS, pursuant to Article VII, Section 6(i) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, home rule units may exercise and perform concurrently with the State any power or function of a home rule unit to the extent that the General Assembly by law does not specifically limit the concurrent exercise or specifically declare the State’s exercise to be exclusive; and
WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 6(c) of the Illinois Constitution provides that if “a home rule county ordinance conflicts with an ordinance of a municipality, the municipal ordinance shall prevail within its jurisdiction;” and
WHEREAS, on October 5, 2016, the Cook County Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance 16-5768, entitled “An Ordinance Establishing Earned Sick Leave For Employees In Cook County,” that requires private employers in Cook County to provide a minimum number of paid sick days to employees; and
WHEREAS, the Village found that Cook County Ordinance 16-5768 placed an undue and unequal burden on employers within the Village and, in response, on June 5, 2017, pursuant to its authority under Article VII, Section 6(c) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, adopted Ordinance No. 5193, enacting Section 7-20-2 of the Village of Orland Park Municipal Code (hereinafter, the “Village Code”), to clearly define the sick leave regulations that apply to employers located in the Village as being those set forth in State and federal law; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2023, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law Public Act 102-1143, titled ...
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