SPRINGFIELD, ILAs the landmark bipartisan legislation passed into law Thursday, Illinois became the first state in the union to mandate paid haircut leave while an employees new bob grows out.Effective immediately, every employer in Illinois will be required to provide two weeks of compensated time off for workers who thought a blunt, chin-length haircut might be a good idea, said Gov. JB Pritzker, commending the Illinois General Assembly for its passage of the bill at a time when federal support for hairstyle-related absences from work has been drastically reduced. Studies show time and again that workers are happier and more productive when they are able to see what their haircut looks like after washing it a few times instead of immediately debuting their dramatic new look in public. No one should have to worry about losing their job just because they need time to come to terms with what the heck they were thinking when they brought a photo of Keira Knightley from 2002 into the salon and said, Do that. On top of the base of 14 days off, full-time private sector employeesregardless of gender or face shapewill also be able to accrue additional paid hairstyle leave at a rate of one day for every inch of hair chopped off. The new statute also grants spouses and domestic partners of those who have received a bob several days of paid leave to help them learn how to properly style it.The post Illinois Becomes First State To Require Haircut Leave While Bob Grows Out appeared first on The Onion.