Monday, March 8, 2021
The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has issued March 2021 guidance for employers on “Compensation, Paid Leave and the COVID-19 Vaccine,” advising employers on providing employees with time off and flexibility in order to get the first (and as necessary, the second dose) of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Mandatory Vaccination Programs
The IDOL guidance states that pursuant to the Illinois Minimum Wage Law and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, if an employer requires employees to get vaccinated, then the time the employee spends getting the vaccine “is likely compensable,” even if the employee gets vaccinated during non-working time.
IDOL also advises that mandatory vaccination requirements by employers should be combined with paid leave for employees to receive both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine (if two doses are required). Alternatively, employers should provide compensation for the time taken by employees in order to comply with the employe
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EDWARDSVILLE A flight nurse for an Illinois air medical service provider claims she is not being compensated for overtime work.
Shannon Dugger filed a complaint Feb. 5 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Air Methods Corporation, alleging violation of the Illinois Minimum Wage Law, unjust enrichment and willful and wanton negligence.
According to Dugger s complaint, she is employed as a flight nurse for Air Methods Corporation as a non-exempt employee at its Litchfield base. She claims she is generally required to work two 24-hour shifts per week and that she spends all 24 hours either responding to emergency calls or at Air Methods facilities so she is able to swiftly respond to emergency calls. Dugger alleges that she worked more than 40 hours per week with Air Methods failing to pay one and one-half times her regular pay rate in overtime pay. She further alleges that Air Methods required her to agree to treat eight hours