Section 300.450  Definitions

Except for the terms set forth in Section 2 of the Wage Payment and Collection Act, all other terms used in this Part 300 shall have the meanings as set forth herein.

a)         "Act" means the Wage Payment and Collection Act, as amended (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 48, pars 39m-1 et seq.).

b)         "Administrative employee" means an employee as defined by Section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1)) and regulations promulgated thereunder (29 CFR Part 541 (1992, no subsequent dates or editions), as amended at 56 FR 8251).

c)         "Claim" means a signed application alleging a violation of the Act, accompanied by supporting documentation required by the Department.

d)         "Claimant" means any person who submits a claim.

e)         "Day" means a calendar day.

f)          "Department" means the Illinois Department of Labor, its director, and his/her authorized representatives.

g)         "Executive employee" means an employee as defined by Section 132(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1)) and regulations promulgated thereunder at 29 CFR Part 541 (1992, no subsequent dates or editions), as amended at 56 FR 8251.

h)         "Hearing Officer" means an individual authorized by the Department to determine the merits of claims alleging violations of the Act.

i)          "Party" means a claimant and any employer whose payment of wages or final compensation is in question.

j)          "Professional employee" means an employee as defined by Section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1)) and regulations promulgated thereunder at 29 CFR Part 541 (1992, no subsequent dates or editions), as amended at 56 FR 8251.

(Source:  Added at 16 Ill. Reg. 13828, effective September 1, 1992)