Illinois Employment Contract

Use an Illinois employment agreement to formalize your employment agreement with a new employee. An employment contract outlines important details such as hours of work, rate of pay, employee responsibilities, and what should happen in the event of a dispute about the terms of employment. Before you start writing your Illinois employment contract, there are several employment laws and regulations that you should be aware of.

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Employment Contracts: What to Consider as an Employer in Illinois
Illinois Employment Contract Sample

Employment Contracts: What to Consider as an Employer in Illinois

If you’re hiring employees in Illinois, then there are a number of labor laws and regulations that you should know.

At-Will

Illinois is an at-will employment state.

Minimum Wage Laws in Illinois

Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $13.00

Premium Pay After Designated Hours: Weekly – 40

Employment/Age Certification in Illinois

In Illinois, for minors under 16, employment certificates are required and can be obtained through the minor’s school.

Age certification is not required in Illinois, but an age certificate is required by law to be provided on request for minors 16 to 20.

Payday Requirements in Illinois

Illinois requires employers to pay employees on a semi-monthly basis. For executives, administrative, and professional employees, there are monthly payday requirements.

Monthly payday requirements for Executive, Administrative, and Professional personnel.

Minimum Periods for Breaks and Meals in Illinois

Illinois requires employers to give hotel room attendants (employees who clean or put guest rooms in order in a hotel or other establishment licensed for transient occupancy) a minimum of two 15-minute paid rest break periods in each workday in which they work at least seven hours.

Illinois also requires minimum meal breaks of at least 20 minutes, no later than five hours after the start of the work period, for employees who work seven and a half continuous hours or more.

Hotel room attendants shall receive one 30-minute meal period in each work day that they work at least seven hours (only to an establishment located in a county with a population greater than three million) and must not work during the break period.. Clean drinking water must be provided without charge and the employee’s break area must have adequate seating and tables in a clean and comfortable environment. Employers are also required to keep accurate records of break periods.