Employee Classification: Illinois
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Authors: Stuart R. Buttrick, Stacey Smiricky and Tareen Zafrullah, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Summary
Illinois's wage and hour law exempts from its minimum wage and/or overtime requirements certain employees, including executives, administrators, professionals and outside salespersons. This guide provides an in-depth review of Illinois employment law requirements with respect to employee classification, including minimum salary levels and other exemption criteria.