Illinois Right To Work Laws With 7.5 Percent Lower Wages In Travis
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Senate Bill 3146 changes this. It establishes that non-exempt employees in Illinois must have at least one day of rest in each successive seven-day time period, no matter where those days are on a calendar week.
This means that employees cannot be scheduled for more than six (6) days in a row and employers are required to provide one 24-hour rest period within seven consecutive days. This rule applies to all full-time workers in Illinois, with just a few exceptions which we will discuss later in this article.
SB 3646 repeals the Illinois Child Labor Law and replaces it with the Child Labor Law of 2024. Among other changes, the new law specifies workplaces and industries in which minors cannot work and details hours and times of day that minors of different ages can work.
The Illinois Freedom to Work Act, which went into effect on January 1, 2022, regulates the enforceability of post-employment restrictive covenants such as non-competition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements as never before.
I believe the state of IL allows for 13 days, following a payroll, to make corrections.
Effective July 1, 2024, the Freelance Worker Protection Act (FWPA) provides new protections for “independent contractors” who contract with any (non-governmental) person or entity to provide products or services in Illinois, or with an entity located in Illinois, worth at least $500 (either in a single contract or in ...
New Illinois laws, including a sports wagering tax increase, take effect on July 1, 2024. Also increasing July 1 is the tax on sports wagering. The tax will now move from a 15% flat tax to a progressive rate up to 35%. The increase is expected to bring in an additional $200 million in state revenue.
Numerous studies have shown the negative impact of “right-to-work” laws on communities — playing out through lower wages, reduced health care coverage, and heightened rates of poverty that force many into a reliance on public assistance.
On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law SB 3362, requiring retailers that are shipping goods to Illinois from a location outside of Illinois to administer sales tax on a destination basis, with general merchandise tax rates ranging from 6.25 percent to 11 percent.