Exempt Status Determinations Made More Difficult for Illinois Employers

While the United States Department of Labor has been preparing its final regulations revising the definitions of who can be exempt from overtime pay under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act for the first time in more than 50 years, the Illinois legislature on March 31, 2004 passed a bill amending the state’s Minimum Wage Law (which governs overtime pay as well) in several respects. The Governor signed the bill on April 2, 2004.