My question involves employment and labor law for the state of: Illinois.
Hello-
I am a manager of a business in Illinois and am responsible for the scheduling of several hourly, part-time employees, mostly high school and college kids. Everyone always wants more hours, but when business is slow we often end up overstaffed.
What are the laws in Illinois for sending employees home before the end of their scheduled shift? By which I mean: are we allowed to do this? Or are we only allowed to ask? Is there a minimum percentage of their scheduled shift for which they must be paid?

