Christian v. State

This is a claim for retroactive payment for half-hour lunch breaks which were by contract to have been uninterrupted but which, by admission of the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, were in fact not uninterrupted. The period of time in question for which claim is being made was November 1,1976, through June 30, 1977.

The issues to be decided by this Court are whether this amounts to a claim for additional payment for work already performed for which remuneration had already been made contrary to section 9 of the Finance Act (111. Rev. Stat., ch. 127, par. 145), and if…