State Regulations: Illinois
Date Revised: 10/09/2012
| Governing Body: |
Illinois Dept. of Public Health | Division of Environmental Health |
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Youth Camp Act, 210 Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) 100, Chapter 11 ½ Youth Camp Code, Illinois Administrative Code, Title 77, Part 810 |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes (for Day Care Centers; see Definitions and Appendix B in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 385) | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification 260 North Chicago Street Joliet, Illinois 60431-1060 (815)740-5216 Criminal Identification Act, 20 Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) 2630 Fingerprint Search - $20 |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | An individual can request a driving record in person at a Driver Services Facility or by writing the Secretary of State in Springfield.
$12 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Illinois Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $8.25 per hour | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers employers with 4 or more nonexempt employees, excluding the employer’s family; Exemptions: certain camp counselors; members of religious organizations; | |
| Subminimum Wage: | $6.50/hour for adults age 18 or older for first 90 calendar days of employment ($.50 cents less than minimum wage; $7.50, eff. 7-1-09; $7.75, eff. 7-1-10). $6.00/hour for minors under age 18 ($.50 cents less than minimum wage; $7.50, eff. 7-1-09; $7.75, eff. 7-1-10). $4.55/hour for learners age 18 or older for up to 6 months (70% of minimum wage). Less than minimum wage permitted for handicapped, disabled, or elderly employees with special license; full minimum wage required if individual’s production level equals that of nondisadvantaged employees. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Minimum Wage Law, 820 Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) 105 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times regular rate after 40-hour week. | |
| Exemptions: | Agricultural workers; public sector employees who are FLSA-exempt; bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employees as defined by the FLSA (nonprofit corporations may adopt a lower rate standard than federal law for these employees); those employed instead of another under a worktime exchange agreement between employees; certain employees of nonprofit educational or residential child care institutions | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 20 minutes taken during first 5 hours of scheduled shifts of 7½ or more consecutive hours, unless collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise; excludes employees who monitor individuals with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses, or both, who, in the course of such work, are required to be on call during an entire 8 hour work period (but such employees must be allowed to eat a meal during the 8-hour work period while continuing to monitor those individuals). Minors under age 16: 30-minute meal period if scheduled to work for 5 continuous hours. | |
| Other Wages Source: | 820 Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) 105/4a, 140/3, 140/3.1, 205/4 | |
| Additional Info: | ||
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
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