Legal Question in Employment Law in Illinois

It depends on whether you are an "exempt" or "non-exempt" employee and can prove the terms of your employment arrangement. As an "exempt" employee (or as most of us refer to it a "salaried" employee) it really has to do with the terms of your employment. As a "non-exempt" employee (or as most of us refer to it as an "hourly" wage earner) you should get overtime if the hours exceed 40 hours per week at 1.5 hourly. Beware asking for what you deserve: Illinois is an "at will" employment state if there is no work contract or collective bargaining agreement, and if you are terminated (for any or NO reason) fighting your way back without pay is not an easy choice to make even if you are in the right.

This practice is legal so0 long as your employer gives you one full day of rest in every seven days. Additionally, I'm not aware of any law in Illinois that requires an employer to pay an employee for at least four hours of working time.

This practice is legal so long as your employer gives you one full day of rest in every seven days. Additionally, I'm not aware of any law in Illinois that requires an employer to pay an employee for at least four hours of working time.