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humor The Onion 2026-04-13

Illinois Mandates Paid Time Off Just to Let Your New Bob Grow Out

Turns out, even the law recognizes that a chin-length haircut requires a full two weeks of recovery time. Good luck explaining that to your boss, habibi.


<p>SPRINGFIELD, IL—As the landmark bipartisan legislation passed into law Thursday, Illinois became the first state in the union to mandate paid haircut leave while an employee’s 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 [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/illinois-becomes-first-state-to-require-haircut-leave-while-bob-grows-out/...

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