Illinois Code § 820 ILCS 206/30

Exceptions to allowable work hours.
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(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:
 
 
(1) the minor does not work outside of school hours 
 
more than 6 consecutive days in any one week; and
 
 
(2) the number of hours worked by the minor outside 
 
of school hours in any week does not exceed 24. 
 
(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. 
 
(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.
 
(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: 
 
 
(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: 
 
 
 
(A) the minor does not work more than 3 hours per 
 
 
day;
 
 
 
(B) the minor does not work on more than 2 school 
 
 
days in that week; and 
 
 
 
(C) the minor does not work more than 24 total 
 
 
hours outside school hours in that week. 
 
 
(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. 
 
 
(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:
 
 
 
(A) the minor does not work more than 3 hours per 
 
 
day;
 
 
 
(B) the minor does not work on more than 2 school 
 
 
days in that week; and 
 
 
 
(C) the minor does not work more than 24 total 
 
 
hours outside school hours in that week.

more than 6 consecutive days in any one week; and
of school hours in any week does not exceed 24.
allow a minor to work until 9 p.m. on school days if the following conditions are met:
day;
days in that week; and
hours outside school hours in that week.
minor to work until 10 p.m. and no earlier than 7 a.m.
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:
day;
days in that week; and
hours outside school hours in that week.

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