{"data":{"id":"us-il/820-ilcs-206-30","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"820 ILCS 206/30","heading":"Exceptions to allowable work hours.","body":"(a) An employer may employ, allow, or permit a minor under the age of 16 to work a maximum of 8 hours on each Saturday and on Sunday during the school year if:\n(1) the minor does not work outside of school hours more than 6 consecutive days in any one week; and\n(2) the number of hours worked by the minor outside of school hours in any week does not exceed 24.\n(b) A minor working as a live theatrical performer as described in Section 45 shall be permitted to work until 11 p.m. on nights when performances are held.\n(c) A minor under 16 years of age working as a performer as described in Section 50 shall be permitted to work until 10 p.m.\n(d) A park district, not-for-profit youth club, or municipal parks and recreation department may allow a minor 14 years of age or older to work in a recreational or educational activity beyond the hours identified in Section 25 as follows:\n(1) From Labor Day until June 1, an employer may allow a minor to work until 9 p.m. on school days if the following conditions are met:\n(A) the minor does not work more than 3 hours per day;\n(B) the minor does not work on more than 2 school days in that week; and\n(C) the minor does not work more than 24 total hours outside school hours in that week.\n(2) From June 1 to Labor Day, an employer may allow a minor to work until 10 p.m. and no earlier than 7 a.m.\n(3) For a minor who attends a school that operates a year-round schedule, an employer may allow the minor to work until 10 p.m. and no earlier than 7 a.m. during periods when school is not in session for the minor. If school is in session, then the minor who attends a school that operates a year-round schedule may work until 9 p.m. on school days and no earlier than 7 a.m., if the following conditions are met:\n(A) the minor does not work more than 3 hours per day;\n(B) the minor does not work on more than 2 school days in that week; and\n(C) the minor does not work more than 24 total hours outside school hours in that week.","path":["CHAPTER 820 EMPLOYMENT","Child Labor Law of 2024."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=4524\u0026ChapterID=68\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:49Z","sha256":"696739f6f54e2e9ba8c0c346dbd4aa4eebc915bff5e5f799d397ce71715435eb","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/820-ilcs-206-25","next":"us-il/820-ilcs-206-35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}