Bill Text: IL HB3361 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Provides that a nurse required to report to work, but not tasked to work or who is provided less than one-half the of the nurse's usual or scheduled day's work shall be paid for a minimum of 4 hours at the nurse's regular rate of pay. Does not apply to nurses paid on standby status. Effective January 1, 2020.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3361 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB3361-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB3361 Introduced , by Rep. Fred Crespo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
820 ILCS 105/4.5 new
Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Provides that a nurse required to report to work, but not tasked to work or who is provided less than one-half the of the nurse's usual or scheduled day's work shall be paid for a minimum of 4 hours at the nurse's regular rate of pay. Does not apply to nurses paid on standby status. Effective January 1, 2020.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning employment.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Minimum Wage Law is amended by adding
Section 4.5 as follows:
(820 ILCS 105/4.5 new)
Sec. 4.5. Reporting time pay for nurses.
(a) Each workday a nurse is required to report for work and
does report, but is not put to work or is furnished less than
one-half the nurse's usual or scheduled day's work, the nurse
shall be paid for half the usual or scheduled day's work, but
in no event for less than 4 hours, at the nurse's regular rate
of pay, which shall not be less than the minimum wage.
(b) If a nurse is required to report for work a second time
in any one workday and is furnished less than 2 hours of work
on the second reporting, the nurse shall be paid for 2 hours at
the nurse's regular rate of pay, which shall not be less than
the minimum wage.
(c) The reporting time pay provisions established under
this Section are not applicable when:
(1) operations cannot commence or continue due to
threats to employees or property or when recommended by
civil authorities;

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(2) public utilities fail to supply electricity,
water, or gas, or there is a failure in the public
utilities or sewer system; or
(3) the interruption of work is caused by an Act of God
or other cause not within the employer's control.
(d) This Section does not apply to a nurse on paid standby
status who is called to perform assigned work at a time other
than the nurse's scheduled reporting time.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2020.