CHICAGO — The Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently handed down a favorable ruling to a group of plaintiffs trying to hold their employer accountable for failing to furnish them with overtime pay for the time they spent working over 40 hours in a week.
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — A group of in-home care nurses recently filed an unpaid overtime claim against Illinois-based Advocate Health Care, according to the Cook County Record.
CHICAGO — Ride-hailing company Uber faces a new nationwide class action wage lawsuit A new lawsuit filed in Illinois claims the company illegally classifies its drivers as independent contractors and denies them overtime wages and tips in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The plaintiffs filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Northern […]
CHICAGO — Former Dunkin’ Donuts workers have reportedly filed a lawsuit against a franchise owner and his payroll manager, claiming they manipulated timesheets for hundreds of workers and forced them to pay for register shortages. The class action complaint was filed May 4 in federal court in Chicago. The workers, nearly one hundred current and […]
A group of satellite television technicians plausibly alleged that DIRECTV LLC and one of its prime contractors are liable as joint employers for their Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime claims, according to a federal district court in Illinois. The federal court — in denying motions to dismiss filed by DIRECTV and DirectSat USA LLC […]
CHICAGO — A federal court in Chicago has decided in favor of the city in an overtime suit brought by police officers alleging that the city violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The suit was originally brought in May 2010 and went to trial. The plaintiffs have already indicated that they will appeal the […]