Illinois § 20

§ 20.

Exemptions. (a) Nothing in this Act applies to the work of a minor engaged in agricultural pursuits, except that no minor under 12 years of age, except members of the farmer's own family who live with the farmer at his principal place of residence, at any time shall be employed, allowed, or permitted to work in any gainful occupation in connection with agriculture, except that any minor of 10 years of age or older shall be permitted to work in a gainful occupation in connection with agriculture during school vacations or outside of school hours. (b) Nothing in this Act applies to the work of a minor engaged in the sale and distribution of magazines and newspapers outside of school hours. (c) Nothing in this Act applies a minor's performance of household chores or babysitting outside of school hours if that work is performed in or about a private residence and not in connection with an established business, trade, or profession of the person employing, allowing, or permitting the minor to perform the activities. (d) Nothing in this Act applies to the work of a minor 13 years of age or older in caddying at a golf course. (e) Nothing in this Act applies to a minor 14 or 15 years of age who is, under the direction of the minor's school, participating in work-based learning programs in accordance with the School Code. (f) Nothing in this Act prohibits an employer from employing, allowing, or permitting a minor 12 or 13 years of age to work as an officiant or an assistant instructor of youth sports activities for a not-for-profit youth club, park district, township parks and recreation department, or municipal parks and recreation department if the employer obtains certification as provided for in Section 55 and: (1) the parent or guardian of the minor who is working as an officiant or an assistant instructor, or an adult designated by the parent or guardian, shall be present at the youth sports activity while the minor is working; (2) the minor may work as an officiant or an assistant instructor for a maximum of 3 hours per day on school days and a maximum of 4 hours per day on non-school days; (3) the minor shall not exceed 10 hours of officiating and working as assistant instructor in any week; (4) the minor shall not work later than 9:00 p.m. on any day of the week; and (5) the participants in the youth sports activity are at least 3 years younger than the minor unless an individual 16 years of age or older is officiating or instructing the same youth sports activity with the minor. The failure to satisfy the requirements of this subsection may result in the revocation of the minor's employment certificate. (Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25; 104-35, eff. 8-1-25.)