https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=2770316&GUID=154E5A99-0A1E-4141-8C78-4AF5B84376BCLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=2770316&GUID=154E5A99-0A1E-4141-8C78-4AF5B84376BC154E5A99-0A1E-4141-8C78-4AF5B84376BC-2018-11-21-14-48-58Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING EMPLOYER PAID SICK LEAVE FOR RESIDENTS OF 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, promoting the public health and welfare for those who work within the County’s border plainly meets this criterion; 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, XX percent of private sector workers received no paid sick leave; and, WHEREAS, paid sick leave has a positive effect of 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 sWed, 21 Nov 2018 14:48:58 GMT