Hours Worked: 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 establishes criteria for determining whether certain activities - including break periods, on-call time and travel time - count as compensable working time. Illinois law also establishes day of rest requirements. This guide provides an in-depth review of Illinois employment law requirements with respect to hours worked.