101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2180

 

Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
820 ILCS 105/4  from Ch. 48, par. 1004
820 ILCS 105/6  from Ch. 48, par. 1006

    Amends the Minimum Wage Law to provide that an employer shall pay a person no less than the minimum wage rate if the person is a student enrolled in an institution of higher education whose employment is part of a work study or internship program approved by that institution, regardless of whether the person is receiving course credit from that institution for the employment. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning employment.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Internship
5Equity Act.
 
6    Section 5. The Minimum Wage Law is amended by changing
7Sections 4 and 6 as follows:
 
8    (820 ILCS 105/4)  (from Ch. 48, par. 1004)
9    Sec. 4. (a)(1) Every employer shall pay to each of his
10employees in every occupation wages of not less than $2.30 per
11hour or in the case of employees under 18 years of age wages of
12not less than $1.95 per hour, except as provided in Sections 5
13and 6 of this Act, and on and after January 1, 1984, every
14employer shall pay to each of his employees in every occupation
15wages of not less than $2.65 per hour or in the case of
16employees under 18 years of age wages of not less than $2.25
17per hour, and on and after October 1, 1984 every employer shall
18pay to each of his employees in every occupation wages of not
19less than $3.00 per hour or in the case of employees under 18
20years of age wages of not less than $2.55 per hour, and on or
21after July 1, 1985 every employer shall pay to each of his
22employees in every occupation wages of not less than $3.35 per

 

 

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1hour or in the case of employees under 18 years of age wages of
2not less than $2.85 per hour, and from January 1, 2004 through
3December 31, 2004 every employer shall pay to each of his or
4her employees who is 18 years of age or older in every
5occupation wages of not less than $5.50 per hour, and from
6January 1, 2005 through June 30, 2007 every employer shall pay
7to each of his or her employees who is 18 years of age or older
8in every occupation wages of not less than $6.50 per hour, and
9from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 every employer shall
10pay to each of his or her employees who is 18 years of age or
11older in every occupation wages of not less than $7.50 per
12hour, and from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 every
13employer shall pay to each of his or her employees who is 18
14years of age or older in every occupation wages of not less
15than $7.75 per hour, and from July 1, 2009 through June 30,
162010 every employer shall pay to each of his or her employees
17who is 18 years of age or older in every occupation wages of
18not less than $8.00 per hour, and on and after July 1, 2010
19every employer shall pay to each of his or her employees who is
2018 years of age or older in every occupation wages of not less
21than $8.25 per hour.
22    (2) Unless an employee's wages are reduced under Section 6,
23then in lieu of the rate prescribed in item (1) of this
24subsection (a), an employer may pay an employee who is 18 years
25of age or older, during the first 90 consecutive calendar days
26after the employee is initially employed by the employer, a

 

 

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1wage that is not more than 50¢ less than the wage prescribed in
2item (1) of this subsection (a); however, an employer shall pay
3not less than the rate prescribed in item (1) of this
4subsection (a) to:
5        (A) a day or temporary laborer, as defined in Section 5
6    of the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act, who is 18
7    years of age or older; and
8        (B) an employee who is 18 years of age or older and
9    whose employment is occasional or irregular and requires
10    not more than 90 days to complete; and .
11        (C) a person described in item (4) of this subsection
12    (a).
13    (3) At no time shall the wages paid to any employee under
1418 years of age be more than 50¢ less than the wage required to
15be paid to employees who are at least 18 years of age under
16item (1) of this subsection (a).
17    (4) An employer shall pay a person no less than the minimum
18wage prescribed in items (1) and (3) of this subsection (a) if
19the person is a student enrolled in an institution of higher
20education whose employment is part of a work study or
21internship program approved by that institution, regardless of
22whether the person is receiving course credit from that
23institution for the employment, and if the person is not
24otherwise excluded from the definition of "employee" under
25subsection (d) of Section 3.
26    (b) No employer shall discriminate between employees on the

 

 

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1basis of sex or mental or physical disability, except as
2otherwise provided in this Act by paying wages to employees at
3a rate less than the rate at which he pays wages to employees
4for the same or substantially similar work on jobs the
5performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and
6responsibility, and which are performed under similar working
7conditions, except where such payment is made pursuant to (1) a
8seniority system; (2) a merit system; (3) a system which
9measures earnings by quantity or quality of production; or (4)
10a differential based on any other factor other than sex or
11mental or physical disability, except as otherwise provided in
12this Act.
13    (c) Every employer of an employee engaged in an occupation
14in which gratuities have customarily and usually constituted
15and have been recognized as part of the remuneration for hire
16purposes is entitled to an allowance for gratuities as part of
17the hourly wage rate provided in Section 4, subsection (a) in
18an amount not to exceed 40% of the applicable minimum wage
19rate. The Director shall require each employer desiring an
20allowance for gratuities to provide substantial evidence that
21the amount claimed, which may not exceed 40% of the applicable
22minimum wage rate, was received by the employee in the period
23for which the claim of exemption is made, and no part thereof
24was returned to the employer.
25    (d) No camp counselor who resides on the premises of a
26seasonal camp of an organized not-for-profit corporation shall

 

 

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1be subject to the adult minimum wage if the camp counselor (1)
2works 40 or more hours per week, and (2) receives a total
3weekly salary of not less than the adult minimum wage for a
440-hour week. If the counselor works less than 40 hours per
5week, the counselor shall be paid the minimum hourly wage for
6each hour worked. Every employer of a camp counselor under this
7subsection is entitled to an allowance for meals and lodging as
8part of the hourly wage rate provided in Section 4, subsection
9(a), in an amount not to exceed 25% of the minimum wage rate.
10    (e) A camp counselor employed at a day camp is not subject
11to the adult minimum wage if the camp counselor is paid a
12stipend on a onetime or periodic basis and, if the camp
13counselor is a minor, the minor's parent, guardian or other
14custodian has consented in writing to the terms of payment
15before the commencement of such employment.
16(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
 
17    (820 ILCS 105/6)  (from Ch. 48, par. 1006)
18    Sec. 6. (a) For any occupation, the Director may provide by
19regulation for the employment in that occupation of learners at
20such wages lower than the minimum wage provided in items (1)
21and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 4 as the Director may find
22appropriate to prevent curtailment of opportunities for
23employment and to safeguard the minimum wage rate of this Act.
24    (b) Where the Director has provided by regulation for the
25employment of learners, such regulations are subject to

 

 

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1provisions hereinafter set forth and to such additional terms
2and conditions as may be established in supplemental
3regulations applicable to the employment of learners in
4particular industries.
5    (c) In any occupation, every employer may pay a subminimum
6wage to learners during their period of learning. However,
7under no circumstances, may an employer pay a learner a wage
8less than 70% of the minimum wage rate provided in item (1) of
9subsection (a) of Section 4 of this Act for employees 18 years
10of age or older.
11    (d) No person is deemed a learner in any occupation for
12which he has completed the required training; and in no case
13may a person be deemed a learner in that occupation after 6
14months of such training, except where the Director finds, after
15investigation, that for the particular occupation a minimum of
16proficiency cannot be acquired in 6 months.
17    A person described in item (4) of subsection (a) of Section
184 may not be deemed a learner under this Act.
19(Source: P.A. 94-1072, eff. 7-1-07.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.