Illinois Adds Overtime Exemption for Unionized Employees on Alternate Schedules: Employment Law Manual Updated, Legal Timetable Entry Added
Author: Michael Cardman, XpertHR Legal Editor
Illinois has passed a law establishing a new exemption from its overtime law.
Effective January 1, 2016, members of a bargaining unit recognized by the Illinois Labor Relations Board whose union has contractually agreed to a 1040/2080 alternate shift schedule, as allowed by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, will be exempt from the state's overtime requirements.
As a result of this development, XpertHR has updated the Employee Classification: Illinois section of the Employment Law Manual and added an entry to the Legal Timetable.