Exceptions to allowable work hours

820 ILCS 206/30, under Child Labor Law of 2024.

820 ILCS 206/30

(820 ILCS 206/30)     Sec. 30. Exceptions to allowable work hours.     (a) An employer may employ, allow, or permit a minor under the age of 16 to work a maximum of 8 hours on each Saturday and on Sunday during the school year if:         (1) the minor does not work outside of school hours     more than 6 consecutive days in any one week; and        (2) the number of hours worked by the minor outside     of school hours in any week does not exceed 24.     (b) A minor working as a live theatrical performer as described in Section 45 shall be permitted to work until 11 p.m. on nights when performances are held.     (c) A minor under 16 years of age working as a performer as described in Section 50 shall be permitted to work until 10 p.m.     (d) A park district, not-for-profit youth club, or municipal parks and recreation department may allow a minor 14 years of age or older to work in a recreational or educational activity beyond the hours identified in Section 25 as follows:         (1) From Labor Day until June 1, an employer may     allow a minor to work until 9 p.m. on school days if the following conditions are met:             (A) the minor does not work more than 3 hours per         day;            (B) the minor does not work on more than 2 school         days in that week; and             (C) the minor does not work more than 24 total         hours outside school hours in that week.         (2) From June 1 to Labor Day, an employer may allow a     minor to work until 10 p.m. and no earlier than 7 a.m.         (3) For a minor who attends a school that operates a     year-round schedule, an employer may allow the minor to work until 10 p.m. and no earlier than 7 a.m. during periods when school is not in session for the minor. If school is in session, then the minor who attends a school that operates a year-round schedule may work until 9 p.m. on school days and no earlier than 7 a.m., if the following conditions are met:            (A) the minor does not work more than 3 hours per         day;            (B) the minor does not work on more than 2 school         days in that week; and             (C) the minor does not work more than 24 total         hours outside school hours in that week.(Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25.)