Illinois has amended the state’s One Day Rest In Seven Act, which requires employers to provide employees a minimum of 24 hours of rest within every consecutive 7-day period. The amendment adds retaliation provisions to the Act.
Pursuant to the amendment, an employer violates the Act if he or she discharges, takes an adverse action against, or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because that employee has:
- exercised a right under the Act;
- made a complaint to his or her employer or to the state’s Director of Labor or the Director’s authorized representative;
- caused to be instituted or is about to cause to be instituted any proceeding under or related to the Act; or
- testified or is about to testify in an investigation or proceeding under the Act.
See the full text of the amending bill here.
