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Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Child Labor Law of 2024.(Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 820 ILCS 206 — Child Labor Law of 2024.
Illinois · statute · 820 ILCS 206 · 31 active provisions
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Findings
Findings. The General Assembly finds that minors engaged in work are deserving of enhanced workplace protections. It is the intent of the General Assembly, in enacting this Child Labor Law of 2024, to safeguard all working minors' health, safety, welfare, and access to education and the provisions of this Act shall be…
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Definitions
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Construction" means any constructing, altering, reconstructing, repairing, rehabilitating, refinishing, refurbishing, remodeling, remediating, renovating, custom fabricating, maintenance, landscaping, improving, wrecking, painting, decorating, demolishing, and adding to or subtracting…
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Employment of minors
Employment of minors. (a) A person shall not employ, allow, or permit a minor to work in Illinois unless that work meets the requirements of this Act and any rules adopted under this Act. (b) A person may employ, allow, or permit a minor 14 or 15 years of age to work outside of school hours, except at work sites prohib…
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Exemptions
Exemptions. (a) Nothing in this Act applies to the work of a minor engaged in agricultural pursuits, except that no minor under 12 years of age, except members of the farmer's own family who live with the farmer at his principal place of residence, at any time shall be employed, allowed, or permitted to work in any gai…
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Allowable work hours
Allowable work hours. Except as allowed under Section 30, no employer shall employ, allow, or permit a minor to work: (1) more than 18 hours during a week when school is in session; (2) more than 40 hours during a week when school is not in session; (3) more than 8 hours in any single 24-hour period; (4) between 7 p.m.…
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Exceptions to allowable work hours
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 hour…
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Employer requirements
Employer requirements. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to employ, allow, or permit any minor to work unless the minor obtains an employment certificate authorizing the minor to work for that person. Any person seeking to employ, allow, or permit any minor to work shall provide that minor with a notice of intent…
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Restrictions on employment of minors
Restrictions on employment of minors. (a) No person shall employ, allow, or permit a minor to work: (1) in any mechanic's garage, including garage pits, repairing cars, trucks, or other vehicles or using garage lifting racks; (2) in the oiling, cleaning, or wiping of machinery or shafting; (3) in or about any mine or q…
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Minors employed in live theatrical performances
Minors employed in live theatrical performances. In addition to the other requirements of this Act, an employer of a minor working in live theatrical performances, including plays, musicals, recitals, or concerts, is subject to the following requirements: (1) An employer shall not allow a minor to work in more than 2 p…
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Minors employed in live or pre-recorded, distributed, broadcast performances and modeling
Minors employed in live or pre-recorded, distributed, broadcast performances and modeling. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, minors under 16 years of age may be employed as models or performers on live or pre-recorded radio or television, in motion pictures, or in other entertainment-related performances,…
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Employment certificates
Employment certificates. (a) Any employer who employs, allows, or permits a minor to work shall ensure that the minor holds a valid employment certificate issued by a school issuing officer. (b) An application for an employment certificate must be submitted by the minor and the minor's parent or legal guardian to the m…
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Prohibition on retaliation
Prohibition on retaliation. (a) An employer, or agent or officer of an employer, violates this Act if he or she takes an adverse action against, or in any other manner discriminates against, any person because that person has: (1) exercised a right under this Act; (2) made a complaint to the minor's employer or to the…
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Department powers
Department powers. (a) The Department shall make, adopt, and enforce reasonable rules relating to the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Act, including the issuance of employment certificates authorized under this Act, as may be deemed expedient. The rules shall be designed to protect the health,…
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Investigation
Investigation. (a) It shall be the duty of the Department to enforce the provisions of this Act. The Department shall have the power to conduct investigations in connection with the administration and enforcement of this Act and the authorized officers and employees of the Department are hereby authorized and empowered…
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Enforcement
Enforcement. (a) The Department shall conduct hearings in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act if, upon investigation, the Department finds cause to believe the Act, or any rules adopted thereunder, has been violated; or to consider whether to reinstate or revoke a minor's employment certificate in…
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(Text of Section from P
(Text of Section from P.A. 104-2) Sec. 75. Civil penalties. (a) Any person employing, allowing, or permitting a minor to work who violates any of the provisions of this Act or any rule adopted under the Act shall be subject to civil penalties as follows: (1) if a minor dies while working for an employer who is found by…
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Criminal penalties
Criminal penalties. (a) Any person who engages in any of the following activities shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be subject to a civil penalty of no less than $500 and no more than $2,500: (1) employs, allows, or permits any minor to work in violation of this Act, or of any rule, order, or ruling is…
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Department reporting and outreach
Department reporting and outreach. (a) The Department shall maintain a toll-free telephone number to facilitate information requests concerning the issuance of certificates under this Act and the reporting of violations of this Act. (b) The Department shall conduct ongoing outreach and education efforts concerning this…
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Child performers; trust fund
Child performers; trust fund. (a) As used in this Section: "Artistic or creative services" includes, but is not limited to, services as: an actor, actress, dancer, musician, comedian, singer, stunt person, voice-over artist, runway or print model, other performer or entertainer, songwriter, musical producer, arranger,…
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Minors featured in vlogs
Minors featured in vlogs. (a) A minor under the age of 16 is considered engaged in the work of vlogging when the following criteria are met at any time during the previous 12-month period: (1) at least 30% of the vlogger's compensated video content produced within a 30-day period included the likeness, name, or photogr…
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Minor engaged in the work of vlogging; trust fund
Minor engaged in the work of vlogging; trust fund. (a) A minor satisfying the criteria described in subsection (a) of Section 95 must be compensated by the vlogger. The vlogger must set aside gross earnings on the video content, including the likeness, name, or photograph of the minor in a trust account to be preserved…
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No limitations on other laws
No limitations on other laws. Nothing in this Act shall limit another State agency's authority to enforce violations of any other State law.(Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25.)
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Severability
Severability. If any part of this Act is decided to be unconstitutional and void, the decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this Act unless the part held void is indispensable to the operation of the remaining parts.(Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25.)
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Procedural changes from prior law
Procedural changes from prior law. In accordance with Section 4 of the Statute on Statutes, any procedural change as compared to prior law effected by the repeal of the Child Labor Law and the enactment of this Act shall be applied retroactively. Any substantive change as compared to prior law effected by the repeal of…
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