Illinois Compiled Statutes 820 ILCS 105 — Minimum Wage Law.

This Act is known and may be cited as the "Minimum Wage Law"

This Act is known and may be cited as the "Minimum Wage Law". (Source: P.A. 77-1451.)

The General Assembly finds that the existence in industries, trades or business, or branches thereof, including offices, mercantile establishments and all other places of employment in the State of Illinois covered by this Act, of conditions detrimental to the maintenance of the minimum standard of living necessary for…

Participation by an employee in any kind of ridesharing arrangement shall not result in the application of this Act to the period of time necessary to effectively use such an arrangement

Participation by an employee in any kind of ridesharing arrangement shall not result in the application of this Act to the period of time necessary to effectively use such an arrangement. (Source: P.A. 83-402.)

As used in this Act: (a) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Labor, and "Department" means the Department of Labor

As used in this Act: (a) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Labor, and "Department" means the Department of Labor. (b) "Wages" means compensation due to an employee by reason of his employment, including allowances determined by the Director in accordance with the provisions of this Act for gratuities a…

(a)(1) Every employer shall pay to each of his employees in every occupation wages of not less than $2

(a)(1) Every employer shall pay to each of his employees in every occupation wages of not less than $2.30 per hour or in the case of employees under 18 years of age wages of not less than $1.95 per hour, except as provided in Sections 5 and 6 of this Act, and on and after January 1, 1984, every employer shall pay to ea…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no employer shall employ any of his employees for a workweek of more than 40 hours unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of the hours above specified at a rate not less than 1 1/2 times the regular rate at which he is employed. (2) The…

(a) For any occupation, the Director may provide by regulation for the employment in that occupation of learners at such wages lower than the minimum wage provided in items (1) and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 4 as the Director may find appropriate to prevent curtailment of opportunities for employment and to safeg…

The Director or his authorized representatives have the authority to: (a) Investigate and gather data regarding the wages, hours and other conditions and practices of employment in any industry subject to this Act, and may enter and inspect such places and such records (and make such transcriptions thereof) at reasonab…

Every employer subject to any provision of this Act or of any order issued under this Act shall make and keep for a period of not less than 3 years, true and accurate records of the name, address and occupation of each of his employees, the rate of pay, and the amount paid each pay period to each employee, the hours wo…

Every employer subject to any provision of this Act or of any regulations issued under this Act shall keep a summary of this Act approved by the Director, and copies of any applicable regulations issued under this Act or a summary of such regulations, posted in a conspicuous and accessible place in or about the premise…

(a) The Director shall make and revise administrative regulations, including definitions of terms, as the Director deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act, to prevent the circumvention or evasion thereof, and to safeguard the minimum wage established by the Act. (b) In order to prevent curtailment of op…

(a) Any employer or his agent, or the officer or agent of any private employer who: (1) hinders or delays the Director or his authorized representative in the performance of his duties in the enforcement of this Act; or (2) refuses to admit the Director or his authorized representative to any place of employment; or (3…

(a) If any employee is paid by his or her employer less than the wage to which he or she is entitled under the provisions of this Act, the employee may recover in a civil action treble the amount of any such underpayments together with costs and such reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the Court, and damage…

Any standards relating to minimum wages, maximum hours, overtime compensation or other working conditions in effect under any other law of this State on the effective date of this Act which are more favorable to employees than those applicable to such employees under this Act or the regulations issued hereunder, are no…

Nothing in this Act is deemed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers through representatives of their own choosing in order to establish wages or other conditions of work in excess of the applicable minimum standards of the provisions of thi…

If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person, employer, occupation or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this Act and the application of such provision to other persons, employers, occupations, or circumstances are not affected thereby. (Source: P.A. 77-1451.)