Illinois · day & temporary labor · 820 ILCS 175/30(g)
Sent to the client and not used? Four hours at the agreed rate — unless they reassign you.
820 ILCS 175/30(g) and 56 Ill. Adm. Code 260.450(b): a day or temporary laborer contracted to a third-party client but not utilized is owed four hours at the agreed rate. If the agency places the laborer at another location the same shift, IDOL/JCAR pay two hours in addition to hours worked — six hours at $20 is $160, not a 2-hour floor. One hour actually used is $20 here vs $80 under Connecticut mercantile D2(d). Not § 42 after-720h equal pay. Not NJ 1h. Not CA 2–4h.
Read the statute: unused 4 hours / reassigned 2 hours plus work
Fetched Cornell LII 56 Ill. Adm. Code 260.450 (HTTP 200), FindLaw 820 ILCS 175/30 (HTTP 200), ILGA 820 ILCS 175/30 (P.A. 103-437), and IDOL Day and Temporary Labor Services Act Amendments. § 30(g): contracted but not utilized → minimum of 4 hours at the agreed-upon rate. “However, in the event the … agency contracts the day or temporary laborer to work at another location during the same shift,” minimum of 2 hours at the agreed rate. JCAR 260.450(b) and IDOL: those 2 hours are in addition to all hours worked on the shift.
Punch math: clock in/out prove the contracted report (identical punches = sent, 0 hours furnished). Unpaid lunch comes out of hours furnished. Hours worked follow FLSA weekly 40; the 4h make-up / 2h add-on dollars are not hours worked and do not create overtime.
Sent, not used (identical punches) @ $20 → $80
Not utilized, 1h furnished @ $20 → $80 ($20 work + $60 make-up)
Utilized 1h (toggle off) @ $20 → $20 (CT mercantile D2 still $80)
Reassigned, 6h @ $20 → $120 + $40 = $160
Five unused days @ $20 → $400, 0 OT hours
In scope
- § 30(g) 4-hour unused floor at the agreed rate
- JCAR/IDOL 2-hour additive when reassigned same shift
- Punch-in/out to prove the contracted report
- FLSA weekly-40 leftover on hours worked only
Out of scope
- /illinois-dtlsa-equal-pay/ 820 ILCS 175/42 after-720h comparator
- Conn. mercantile D2(d) 4h whether or not put to work
- NJ 1h, CA IWC 2–4h half-day, ME lesser-of 2h, OR minors ½-scheduled
- Work-verification Form § 30(a-1) civil penalties
FAQ
What is the Illinois DTLSA 4-hour unused-shift floor?
820 ILCS 175/30(g): a day or temporary laborer contracted to a third-party client’s worksite but not utilized shall be paid a minimum of four hours at the agreed-upon rate. Punches prove the report. Sent and not used at $20 is $80.
What if the agency reassigns the laborer the same shift?
JCAR 260.450(b) / IDOL: two hours at the agreed rate in addition to all hours worked. Six hours at $20 is $160, not $40.
Is this Connecticut mercantile 4-hour reporting?
No. D2(d) pays four hours whether or not put to work. Illinois pays four hours only when the client does not utilize. One utilized hour at $20 is $20 here and $80 on the Connecticut mercantile page.
Same as /illinois-dtlsa-equal-pay/?
No. That page is § 42 after more than 720 hours at the same client. This page is only unused / reassigned show-up pay under § 30(g).
Same as New Jersey or California reporting-time?
No. New Jersey is one hour at the applicable wage rate. California IWC is a 2–4 hour half-day. An unused dispatch at $20 is $80 here and $20 in New Jersey.
