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820 ILCS 105/6

(820 ILCS 105/6) (from Ch. 48, par. 1006)

Sec. 6.

(a) For any occupation, the Director may provide by
regulation for the employment in that occupation of learners at such
wages lower than the minimum wage provided in items (1) and (3) of subsection (a)
of Section 4 as the Director may find appropriate to prevent curtailment of
opportunities for employment and to safeguard the minimum wage rate of
this Act.

(b) Where the Director has provided by regulation for the employment
of learners, such regulations are subject to provisions hereinafter set
forth and to such additional terms and conditions as may be established
in supplemental regulations applicable to the employment of learners in
particular industries.

(c) In any occupation, every employer may pay a subminimum wage to
learners during their period of learning.  However, under no
circumstances, may
an employer pay a learner a wage less than 70% of the minimum wage rate
provided in item (1) of subsection (a) of Section 4 of this Act for employees 18 years
of age or older.

(d) No person is deemed a learner in any occupation for which he has
completed the required training; and in no case may a person be deemed a
learner in that occupation after 6 months of such training, except where
the Director finds, after investigation,  that  for  the particular
occupation a minimum of proficiency cannot be acquired in 6 months.

(Source: P.A. 94-1072, eff. 7-1-07.)