Illinois Compiled Statutes 820 ILCS 140/2 – Hours and days of rest in every consecutive seven-day period
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(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 in addition to the regular period of rest allowed at the close of each working day.
A person employed as a domestic worker, as defined in Section 10 of the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights Act, shall be allowed at least 24 consecutive hours of rest in every consecutive seven-day period. This subsection (a) does not prohibit a domestic worker from voluntarily agreeing to work on such day of rest required by this subsection (a) if the worker is compensated at the overtime rate for all hours worked on such day of rest. The day of rest authorized under this subsection (a) should, whenever possible, coincide with the traditional day reserved by the domestic worker for religious worship.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the following:
(1) Part-time employees whose total work hours for
A person employed as a domestic worker, as defined in Section 10 of the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights Act, shall be allowed at least 24 consecutive hours of rest in every consecutive seven-day period. This subsection (a) does not prohibit a domestic worker from voluntarily agreeing to work on such day of rest required by this subsection (a) if the worker is compensated at the overtime rate for all hours worked on such day of rest. The day of rest authorized under this subsection (a) should, whenever possible, coincide with the traditional day reserved by the domestic worker for religious worship.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 820 ILCS 140/2
- Month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" a calendar year unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone, is equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.10
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the following:
(1) Part-time employees whose total work hours for
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one employer during a calendar week do not exceed 20; and
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(2) Employees needed in case of breakdown of
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machinery or equipment or other emergency requiring the immediate services of experienced and competent labor to prevent injury to person, damage to property, or suspension of necessary operation; and
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(3) Employees employed in agriculture or coal mining;
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and
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(4) Employees engaged in the occupation of canning
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and processing perishable agricultural products, if such employees are employed by an employer in such occupation on a seasonal basis and for not more than 20 weeks during any calendar year or 12 month period; and
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(5) Employees employed as watchmen or security
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guards; and
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(6) Employees who are employed in a bonafide
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executive, administrative, or professional capacity or in the capacity of an outside salesman, as defined in Section 12(a)(1) of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, and those employed as supervisors as defined in Section 2(11) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended; and
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(7) Employees who are employed as crew members of any
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uninspected towing vessel, as defined by Section 2101(40) of Title 46 of the United States Code, operating in any navigable waters in or along the boundaries of the State of Illinois; and
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(8) Employees for whom work hours, days of work, and
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rest periods are established through the collective bargaining process.
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