Chapter 820 — EMPLOYMENT

(820 ILCS 130/3.1) Sec. 3.1. Employment on public works; report. The Department of Labor shall report quarterly to the General Assembly and the Governor the number of people employed on public works in the State during the preceding 3 months. This report shall include the total n…

(820 ILCS 130/3.2) Sec. 3.2. Employment of females and minorities on public works. (a) The Department of Labor shall study and report on the participation of females and minorities on public works in Illinois. The Department of Labor shall use certified payrolls collected under S…

(820 ILCS 130/4) (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-4) Sec. 4. Ascertaining prevailing wage. (a) The prevailing rate of wages paid to individuals covered under this Act shall not be less than the rate that prevails for work of a similar character on public works in the locality in which the …

(820 ILCS 130/5) (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-5) Sec. 5. Certified payroll. (a) Any contractor and each subcontractor who participates in public works shall: (1) make and keep, for a period of not less than 3 years from the date of the last payment made before January 1, 2014 (the effe…

(820 ILCS 130/5.1) Sec. 5.1. Electronic database. The Department shall develop and maintain an electronic database capable of accepting and retaining certified payrolls submitted under this Act no later than April 1, 2020. The database shall accept certified payroll forms provide…

(820 ILCS 130/6) (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-6) Sec. 6. Any officer, agent or representative of any public body who wilfully violates, or willfully fails to comply with, any of the provisions of this Act, and any contractor or subcontractor, and any officer, employee, or agent thereof…

(820 ILCS 130/7) (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-7) Sec. 7. The finding of the Department of Labor ascertaining and declaring the general prevailing rate of hourly wages shall be final for all purposes of the contract for public work then being considered, unless reviewed under the provis…

(820 ILCS 130/8) (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-8) Sec. 8. (Repealed). (Source: Laws 1957, p. 2662. Repealed by P.A. 100-1177, eff. 6-1-19.)

(820 ILCS 130/9) (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-9) Sec. 9. To effectuate the purpose and policy of this Act the Department of Labor shall, during the month of June of each calendar year, investigate and ascertain the prevailing rate of wages for each county in the State and shall publish…

(820 ILCS 135/0.01) (from Ch. 21, par. 100) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Burial Rights Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324; 87-1174.)

(820 ILCS 135/1) (from Ch. 21, par. 101) Sec. 1. (a) Every contract, agreement or understanding between a cemetery authority and a cemetery workers' association which totally prohibits burials of human remains on Sundays or legal holidays shall be deemed to be void as against pub…

(820 ILCS 135/2) (from Ch. 21, par. 102) Sec. 2. Any person aggrieved by any conduct of a cemetery authority or cemetery workers' association which is prohibited by Section 1 may maintain an action in the circuit court of the county in which the violation occurred to enjoin any c…

(820 ILCS 135/2.1) (from Ch. 21, par. 102.1) Sec. 2.1. Access to Interment Rights. (a) If the owner of an interment right in a cemetery or his or her legatees, executor or administrator desires to use that interment right for interment purposes, necessitated by the decedent's mem…

(820 ILCS 135/2.2) (from Ch. 21, par. 102.2) Sec. 2.2. Application of this Act. The sanctions and court proceedings under Section 2.1 of this Act are intended, as a matter of public policy, to apply only to burials required in a timely manner consistent with religious tenets and …

(820 ILCS 135/2.3) Sec. 2.3. Sections of cemeteries. No provision of any law of this State may be construed to prohibit a cemetery authority from reserving, in a cemetery not owned by a religious organization or institution, a section of interment rights, entombment rights, or in…

(820 ILCS 135/3) (from Ch. 21, par. 103) Sec. 3. (a) It is declared to be the public policy of this State pursuant to paragraphs (h) and (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution that the prohibitions and restrictions contained in this Act shall be applicable i…

(820 ILCS 135/3.1) (from Ch. 21, par. 103.1) Sec. 3.1. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 87-1174.)

(820 ILCS 140/0.01) (from Ch. 48, par. 8i) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the One Day Rest In Seven Act. (Source: P.A. 102-828, eff. 1-1-23.)

(820 ILCS 140/1) (from Ch. 48, par. 8a) Sec. 1. The words and phrases mentioned in this section, as used in this Act, and in proceedings pursuant hereto shall, unless the same be inconsistent with the context, be construed as follows: "Employer" shall mean a person, partnership, …

(820 ILCS 140/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 8b) Sec. 2. Hours and days of rest in every consecutive seven-day period. (a) Every employer shall allow every employee except those specified in this Section at least twenty-four consecutive hours of rest in every consecutive seven-day period …

(820 ILCS 140/3) (from Ch. 48, par. 8c) Sec. 3. Every employer shall permit its employees who are to work for 7 1/2 continuous hours, except those specified in this Section, at least 20 minutes for a meal period beginning no later than 5 hours after the start of the work period. …

(820 ILCS 140/3.1) Sec. 3.1. Hotel room attendants. (a) As used in this Section, "hotel room attendant" means a person who cleans or puts in order guest rooms in a hotel or other establishment licensed for transient occupancy. (b) This Section applies only to hotels and other est…

(820 ILCS 140/4) (from Ch. 48, par. 8d) Sec. 4. Before operating on the first day of the week, which is commonly known as Sunday, every employer shall post in a conspicuous place on the premises, a schedule containing a list of his employees who are required or allowed to work on…

(820 ILCS 140/5) (from Ch. 48, par. 8e) Sec. 5. Every employer shall keep a time book showing the names and addresses of all employees and the hours worked by each of them on each day, and such time book shall be open to inspection at all reasonable hours by the Director of Labor…

(820 ILCS 140/5.5) Sec. 5.5. Retaliation prohibited. An employer, or agent or officer of an employer, violates this Act if he or she discharges, takes an adverse action against, or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because that employee has: (1) exercised a r…

(820 ILCS 140/6) (from Ch. 48, par. 8f) Sec. 6. The Director of Labor shall be charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions of this Act and prosecuting all violations thereof and may make, promulgate and enforce such reasonable rules and regulations relating to the administr…

(820 ILCS 140/7) (from Ch. 48, par. 8g) Sec. 7. Civil offense. (a) Any employer who violates Sections 2, 3, or 3.1 shall be guilty of a civil offense, and shall be subject to a civil penalty as follows: (1) For an employer with fewer than 25 employees, a penalty not to exceed $25…

(820 ILCS 140/8) (from Ch. 48, par. 8h) Sec. 8. The Director of Labor shall grant permits authorizing the employment of persons on days of rest designated pursuant to Section 4 of this Act. Such permits shall not authorize the employment of persons for 7 days a week for more than…

(820 ILCS 140/8.5) Sec. 8.5. Notification. (a) Every employer covered by this Act shall post and keep posted, in one or more conspicuous places on the premises of the employer where notices to employees are customarily posted, a notice, to be provided by the Director of Labor, su…

(820 ILCS 140/9) (from Ch. 48, par. 8i) Sec. 9. (Renumbered). (Source: Renumbered by P.A. 102-828, eff. 1-1-23.)

(820 ILCS 145/0.01) (from Ch. 48, par. 0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Eight Hour Work Day Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(820 ILCS 145/1) (from Ch. 48, par. 1) Sec. 1. On and after the first day of May, 1867, eight hours of labor between the rising and the setting of the sun, in all mechanical trades, arts and employments, and other cases of labor and service by the day, except farm employments, sh…

(820 ILCS 145/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 2) Sec. 2. This act shall not apply to or in any way affect labor or service by the year, month or week; nor shall any person be prevented by anything herein contained from working as many hours over time or extra hours as he or she may agree, …

(820 ILCS 147/1) Sec. 1. This Act may be cited as the School Visitation Rights Act. (Source: P.A. 87-1240.)

(820 ILCS 147/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "Employee" means a person who performs services for hire for an employer for: (1) at least 6 consecutive months immediately preceding a request for leave under this Act; and (2) an average number of hours per week e…

(820 ILCS 147/15) Sec. 15. School conference and activity leave. (a) An employer must grant an employee leave of up to a total of 8 hours during any school year, and no more than 4 hours of which may be taken on any given day, to attend school conferences, behavioral meetings, or…

(820 ILCS 147/20) Sec. 20. Compensation. An employee who utilizes or seeks to utilize the rights afforded by this Act may choose the opportunity to make up the time so taken as guaranteed by this Act on a different day or shift as directed by the employer. An employee who exercis…

(820 ILCS 147/25) Sec. 25. Notification. The State Superintendent of Education shall notify each public and private primary and secondary school of this Act. Each public and private school shall notify parents or guardians of the school's students of their school visitation right…

(820 ILCS 147/30) Sec. 30. Verification. Upon completion of school visitation rights by a parent or guardian, the school administrator shall provide the parent or guardian documentation of the school visitation. The parent or guardian shall submit such verification to the employe…

(820 ILCS 147/35) Sec. 35. Employee rights. (a) No employee shall lose any employee benefits, except as provided for in Section 20 of this Act, for exercising his or her rights under this Act. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect an employer's obligation to comply wit…

(820 ILCS 147/40) Sec. 40. Applicability. This Act applies solely to public and private employers that employ at least 50 or more individuals in Illinois, and to their employees. (Source: P.A. 87-1240.)

(820 ILCS 147/45) Sec. 45. Violation. Any employer who violates this Act is guilty of a petty offense and may be fined not more than $100 for each offense. (Source: P.A. 87-1240.)

(820 ILCS 147/49) Sec. 49. Limits on leave. No employer that is subject to this Act is required to grant school visitation leave to an employee if granting the leave would result in more than 5% of the employer's work force or 5% of an employer's work force shift taking school co…

(820 ILCS 147/5) Sec. 5. Policy. The General Assembly of the State of Illinois finds that the basis of a strong economy is an educational system reliant upon parental involvement. The intent of this Act is to permit employed parents and guardians who are unable to meet with educa…

(820 ILCS 148/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Civil Air Patrol Leave Act. (Source: P.A. 95-763, eff. 1-1-09.)

(820 ILCS 148/10) Sec. 10. Civil air patrol leave requirement. (a) Any employer, as defined in Section 5 of this Act, that employs between 15 and 50 employees shall provide up to 15 days of unpaid civil air patrol leave to an employee performing a civil air patrol mission, subjec…

(820 ILCS 148/15) Sec. 15. Employee benefits protection. (a) Any employee who exercises the right to civil air patrol leave under this Act, upon expiration of the leave, shall be entitled to be restored by the employer to the position held by the employee when the leave commenced…

(820 ILCS 148/20) Sec. 20. Effect on existing employee benefits. (a) Taking civil air patrol leave under this Act shall not result in the loss of any employee benefit accrued before the date on which the leave commenced. (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect an emp…

(820 ILCS 148/25) Sec. 25. Prohibited acts. (a) An employer shall not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise or the attempt to exercise any right provided under this Act. (b) An employer shall not discharge, fine, suspend, expel, discipline, or in any other manner discrim…

(820 ILCS 148/30) Sec. 30. Enforcement. A civil action may be brought in the circuit court having jurisdiction by an employee to enforce this Act. The circuit court may enjoin any act or practice that violates or may violate this Act and may order any other equitable relief that …