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 […]
CHICAGO — A group of video store employees who filed an overtime suit against Family Video Movie Club, Inc., for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Illinois state labor laws have been granted class certification by a federal district court. The same workers had apparently tried to get class certification in 2013, […]
CHICAGO — According to the Tribune, a former employee of Raise Marketplace filed suit against the company for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to the suit, the company failed to pay the plaintiff overtime pay as he was misclassified as exempt from FLSA. The plaintiff was employed by Raise Marketplace as […]
CHICAGO — A group of police officers employed by the Chicago Police Department Bureau of Organized Crime previously filed an overtime lawsuit against the agency for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The case failed to settle and is now at the first stages of trial. The case is one in a line […]