Bill
HB 3016
HB 3016 excludes certain high school students under 18 who work temporarily or part-time from the Paid Leave for All Workers Act.
Status and timeline
- Bill: HB 3016 (sponsored by Rep. Dan Ugaste). Companion: SB 2987.
- Amends: Paid Leave for All Workers Act (820 ILCS 192/10).
- Legislative actions: Passed both chambers, signed by the Governor 6/20/2025. Effective date: September 1, 2025.
Purpose
- HB 3016 narrows the statutory definition of “employee” under the Paid Leave for All Workers Act so that certain high school students are not considered employees for purposes of paid-leave entitlement. The intent is to exclude a narrowly defined class of minors from the Act’s paid-leave requirements.
Key provisions
- Adds an exclusion to the Act’s definition of “employee.” Specifically, the Act will not apply to a person who:
- is enrolled in and regularly attending high school classes;
- is under 18 years of age; and
- is employed on a temporary basis or is employed less than full time.
- All other definitions and exclusions in Section 10 remain (for example, existing exclusions for certain railroad employees and certain college/university students remain intact).
- Statutory citation: amendment to 820 ILCS 192/10.
Who is affected
- Directly affected: high school students meeting all three criteria above (under 18, regularly attending high school, and working temporarily or less than full time). Those students will not be covered by the Paid Leave for All Workers Act and therefore would not accrue or be entitled to paid leave under that law.
- Employers of such students: employers who hire qualifying high school students will not be required under this Act to provide paid leave or comply with related employee obligations for those workers.
- Indirect effects: students who are 18 or older, full‑time employees, not regularly attending high school, or otherwise outside the listed criteria remain covered and eligible for paid leave; other worker protections under different laws may still apply.
Practical implications
- Narrow, targeted exclusion — reduces paid‑leave obligations for employers of certain minors, while preserving coverage for most adult and full‑time workers.
- Leaves open questions about the definitions of “temporary” and “less than full time” (not further defined in this amendment) and how employers or enforcement agencies will apply them in practice.
- Does not change other statutory employer definitions or exclusions elsewhere in the Act (e.g., school districts and park districts are already excluded as “employers” under the Act).
For further detail
- See amended statute: 820 ILCS 192/10; effective Sept. 1, 2025.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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