HB3395 Summary

• Expands the definition of "employee" under Illinois Minimum Wage Law to include workers employed in agriculture, except those specified in paragraph (2).

• Removes the blanket exemption for agricultural employers from overtime pay requirements, making agricultural workers subject to the 40-hour workweek overtime compensation rules.

• Maintains existing exemptions for certain agricultural workers including family members, hand harvest laborers paid on piece rates who commute daily and work less than 13 weeks annually, and minors under 16 meeting specific conditions.

• Eliminates subsection 4a(2)(C) which previously exempted all agricultural employers from overtime payment obligations.