Illinois Issues New Employment Laws Poster With Revised Wage Payment, Child Labor Information
October 10th, 2008The Illinois Department of Labor has issued a new mandatory Illinois labor law poster with added information about an employee’s right to unpaid wages and restrictions for workers under the age of 16.
The new “Your Rights Under Illinois Employment Laws” poster includes Illinois minimum wage rates and information about the rights of employees in a number of categories. It replaces a previous “Notice to Employers & Employees” labor law poster.
The new poster states that employees in Illinois must receive their final compensation, including earned wages, vacation pay, commissions and bonuses, on their next regular scheduled payday. It also states that unauthorized deductions from paychecks are not allowed except as specified by law.
In the Child Labor section (for workers under age 16) of the new Illinois labor law poster, a new restriction has been added stating that children under the age of 14 may not work in most jobs, except under limited conditions.
The maximum number of hours for 14 and 15-year-old employees has been added to the poster. Work for those employees is limited to three hours on school days, eight hours on non-school days and no more than six days or 48 hours per week.
New information has also been added about a requirement for a 30-minute meal period no later than the fifth hour of work for children under the age of 16.
Permissible work hours for children under 16 have been extended to 9 p.m. from June through September. Previously the extended hours only applied through Labor Day.
