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Summary of differences between federal and state regulations
The federal minimum wage provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Many states also have minimum wage laws. In cases where an employee is subject to both the state and federal minimum wage laws, the employee is entitled to the higher of the two minimum wages.
The minimum wage for Illinois employees is $15 per hour effective January 1, 2025.
The minimum wage for Illinois employees is $14 per hour effective January 1, 2024.
In February 2019, the governor signed a bill to steadily increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by January 1, 2025. Employers with 50 or fewer employees will be able to claim a 25 percent tax credit for several years as they adjust to the higher wage requirements. The law also includes certain increases for employees under the age of 18, as well as stiffer penalties for employers who violate wage and hour laws.
The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) finalized rules for those employing domestic workers. Effective August 1, 2022, the rules better define pay, record keeping, and other requirements that apply to domestic work, and extend the minimum wage law protections for these workers.
The amended minimum wage rules define domestic workers as individuals who are employed to perform tasks in someone’s home, such as in a nanny, caregiver, or housekeeper. Among other provisions, the new adopted rules:
- Clarify that domestic workers must be paid for all compensable hours worked, including time and one-half pay for overtime hours.
- Specify how employers should account for rest and sleeping periods.
- Set parameters for when meal or lodging costs can be deducted from a worker’s paycheck.
- Require employers of domestic workers, like all other employers subject to the minimum wage law, to keep wage and hour records.
- Clarify obligations where multiple employers share services of a domestic worker.
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Regulations
Illinois Compiled Statutes
Employment - (820 ILCS 105/) Minimum Wage Law.
(820 ILCS 105/4) (Ch. 48, par. 1004) Sec. 4.
Federal
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The Department of Labor is the federal agency that monitors hours worked.
Regulations
U.S. labor regulations for minimum wage can be found in CFR 29 Part 531 and FLSA.