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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
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What do you do when you are in debt up to your neck? Spend more money that you do not have!
Leftist insanity!
This is a bill requiring all business to provide leave not just the state. My guess is that the vast majority of state employees already get at least 1 week of vacation. The state is not spending money on this bill. If anything, employers may pay more wages out which would mean more income tax collected.
Your moniker doesn’t align with your comment.
This bill will mean fewer vacation days for every employee. If you must give 40, why give more than 80?
“My major concern are the little guys,” Davidsmeyer said. “It’s the mom-and-pops that have 5, 10, maybe 13 employees. This has a significant impact on their budgets.” If an employer doesn’t currently offer paid vacation or sick days then this new bill adds 2% to the payroll cost. While this does cost an employer more, I wouldn’t say it’s significant. On top of that government mandates like these just cause small employers to cost shift other expenses. Employers can simply reduce whatever percentage they were going to give in an annual raise to make up for this. They could cut… Read more »
While I tend toward cynicism, my prediction is that most employees will take these paid days off and they will mainly occur on Fridays and Mondays. Because of HIPAA, employers will be reluctant to inquire about “reasons” because the employee’s health information is private. Not everybody “cheats,” as you have noted in previous posts, however the rank-&-file (in my experience) will abuse this to the max. “Abuse” can be argued, of course, but unions have more clever lawyers than most employers. Employers who decide to fight may face penalties [haven’t read the statute] and/or interest on disputed obligations. Some employers… Read more »
“my prediction is that most employees will take these paid days off and they will mainly occur on Fridays and Mondays.” Taking paid time off on Fridays or Mondays is not cheating. They are earning PTO which is used for both sick time as well as paid vacation. There is nothing to cheat. I’m not rationalizing anything because this bill does nothing really. An employee could just as easily take 2% out of each pay check and put it into savings and use that savings to pay themselves when they decided to take some time off. “It falls into the… Read more »
1: For those who already have prescribed vacation, this program (based on the description) will add 5 or 6 paid days on top of paid vacastions and holidays. Additionally, it may sidestep vacation policies such as advance notice and approval of days off. So I would expect a lot impromptu extended weekends or holidays disrupting employer planning. Also, the program (as described) will apply to government employees, increasing exposure of employers (e.g. schools) to repeated staffing disruptions as teachers take “mental health days.” I am married to a public school teacher, so I know all about this gambit. 2: “Transfer… Read more »
“this program (based on the description) will add 5 or 6 paid days on top of paid vacastions and holidays” Where is your proof source. Surely you didn’t just make that up. Nothing I’ve read shows that employers will be required to add 5 more days than what you already have. This law only sets the minimum. “program (as described) will apply to government employees” Nope again. Those employees are covered by their union contract. If a government agency is offering less than 5 days then it would apply. Do you know of any government employees not receiving paid time… Read more »