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50 ILCS 748/3 (2026)

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(50 ILCS 748/3)
    Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
    "Volunteer emergency worker" means a person who serves as a member of a fire department of a fire protection district, municipality, or other unit of government on other than a full-time career basis and who meets the requirements for volunteer status provided in Section 553.106 of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations and United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Opinion Letter FLSA 2006-28 and United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Opinion Letter FLSA 2005-51. "Volunteer emergency worker" also means, including, but not limited to, a person who serves on a volunteer basis and is licensed under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act as an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) (First Responder), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate (EMT-I), Advanced Emergency Medical Responder (A-EMT), or Paramedic (EMT-P), or a volunteer ambulance driver or attendant, and the person does not work in one of these capacities for another fire department, fire protection district, or governmental entity on a full-time career basis. "Volunteer emergency worker" also means a person who is a volunteer member of a county or municipal emergency services and disaster agency pursuant to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, an auxiliary policeman appointed pursuant to the Municipal Code, or an auxiliary deputy appointed by a county sheriff pursuant to the Counties Code.
    "Monetary compensation" does not include a monetary incentive awarded to a firefighter by the board of trustees of a fire protection district under Section 6 of the Fire Protection District Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-973, eff. 8-19-18.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2016–2016 · leading case: Seeman v. Wes Kochel, Inc., 2016 IL App (3d) 150640 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016).
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Seeman v. Wes Kochel, Inc., 2016 IL App (3d) 150640 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 3× “” 50 ILCS 748/3 (West 2014). The monetary compensation restriction does not include “monetary incentive[s]” that are awarded to a firefighter under section 6 of the Protection Act.”
Seeman v. Wes Kochel, Inc., 2016 IL App (3d) 150640 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 3× “” 50 ILCS 748/3 (West 2014). The monetary compensation restriction does not include “monetary incentive[s]” that are awarded to a firefighter under section 6 of the Protection Act.”
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