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Illinois’ One Day Rest in Seven Act provides that employees are to be provided 24 hours of rest for every 7 days worked. ODRISA, 820 ILCS 140/1.
How many days can you work legally in a row?
Full-Time Employees Cannot Work More Than 10 Consecutive Days. As part of the hours of work that your full-time employees work, it’s important to make sure that any full-time employees don’t work more than 10 days in a row, regardless of the needs of the workplace.
How many days a week can you work in Illinois?
Employers can get permission from the Department of Labor to work their employees 7 days a week, but they can only do that a maximum of 8 weeks a year.
Do you have to work every day of the week in Illinois?
It depends. If you’re part-time (legally defined as working 20 or fewer hours per calendar week), you don’t get a mandatory day off. If you’re more than what the law calls part-time, you get a weekly day off. The Illinois law that applies is called the “One Day Rest in Seven Act” (or, “ODRISA”).
Is it legal to work 10 days in a row?
My employer sometimes schedules me to work as many as 10 days in a row. Is that legal? Aren’t I entitled to a day off every week? It depends. If you’re part-time (legally defined as working 20 or fewer hours per calendar week), you don’t get a mandatory day off. If you’re more than what the law calls part-time, you get a weekly day off.
How many hours of rest are allowed in a week in Illinois?
Sec. 2. Hours and days of rest in every calendar week. (a) Every employer shall allow every employee except those specified in this Section at least twenty-four consecutive hours of rest in every calendar week in addition to the regular period of rest allowed at the close of each working day.
Do you get a day off if you are part time in Illinois?
If you’re part-time (legally defined as working 20 or fewer hours per calendar week), you don’t get a mandatory day off. If you’re more than what the law calls part-time, you get a weekly day off. The Illinois law that applies is called the “One Day Rest in Seven Act” (or, “ODRISA”).
