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Public Act 100-1067
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AN ACT concerning employment.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The One Day Rest In Seven Act is amended by |
changing Section 3 as follows:
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(820 ILCS 140/3) (from Ch. 48, par. 8c)
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Sec. 3.
Every employer shall permit its employees who are |
to work for 7 1/2
continuous hours or longer, except those |
specified in this Section, at
least 20 minutes for a meal |
period beginning no later than 5 hours after
the start of the |
work period.
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This Section does not apply to employees for whom meal |
periods are
established through the collective bargaining |
process.
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This Section does not apply to employees who monitor |
individuals with
developmental disabilities or mental illness, |
or both, and who, in the course
of those duties, are required |
to be on call during an entire 8 hour work
period; however, |
those employees shall be allowed to eat a meal during the 8
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hour work period while continuing to monitor those individuals. |
This Section does not apply to individuals who are employed by |
a private company and licensed under the Emergency Medical |
Services (EMS) Systems Act, are required to be on call during |