https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=2775571&GUID=CCBEEF29-D744-4015-91A1-7948EEE28668Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=2775571&GUID=CCBEEF29-D744-4015-91A1-7948EEE28668CCBEEF29-D744-4015-91A1-7948EEE28668-2016-11-30-19-51-56Title: REVISED SUBSTITUTE TO FILE ID: 16-4229 ESTABLISHING EARNED SICK LEAVE FOR EMPLOYEES IN COOK COUNTY WHEREAS, the County of Cook is a home rule unit of government pursuant to the 1970 Illinois Constitution, Article VII, Section 6 (a); and, WHEREAS, pursuant to their home rule powers, the Cook County Commissioners may exercise any power and perform any function relating to their governments and affairs, including the power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and, WHEREAS, employees in every industry occasionally require time away from the workplace to tend to their own health or the health of family members; and, WHEREAS, in Cook County approximately 40 percent, or 840,000, private sector workers receive no paid sick leave; and, WHEREAS, earned sick leave has a positive effect on the health of not only employees and their family members, but also the health of fellow workers and public at large and the most comprehensive national survey of U.S. restaurant workers found that two-thirds of restaurant wait staff and cooks have come toWed, 30 Nov 2016 19:51:56 GMT