Illinois Supreme Court
Civil Court
Illinois Wage Law
In a case brought under the Illinois Wage Law regarding medical screenings that employees were required to complete prior to clocking in for work, the Illinois Supreme Court answered a question certified by the Seventh Circuit. The court answered the question in the negative, finding that section 4a of the Wage Law does not incorporate the exclusion from compensation for employee activities that are preliminary or postliminary to their principal activities, as provided under the Federal Portal-to-Portal Act. (NEVILLE, HOLDER WHITE, CUNNINGHAM, ROCHFORD, and O’BRIEN, concurring. TAILOR took no part in the decision)