CHICAGO — A group of college scout coordinators have reached a $1.6 million class action settlement with National Collegiate Scouting Association Inc. (NCSA). Last week, a federal court judge in Chicago approved their final settlement. According to the judge’s order, the scout coordinators’ claims were strong and the more cost-effective settlement outweighed the benefits to […]
CHICAGO — All of Dominick’s grocery stores in the Chicago area closed at the end of 2013. But Dominick’s remains in Chicago’s federal court after a former store merchandise manager and assistant manager filed a lawsuit for unpaid overtime wages against both Dominick’s and its parent company Safeway, Inc. The lawsuit claims Dominick’s had the […]
CHICAGO — The Illinois Minimum Wage and Overtime Laws specifically set how much and when a worker must be paid. The laws are set forth by state statute and non-exempt employers must comply with these laws. There are numerous exceptions to these laws based upon the type of employment, the classification of the job, the type […]
CHICAGO — If you are a Illinois employee who was not paid for working overtime, you may be able to file an unpaid overtime lawsuit. These cases seek to force the employer, either past or present, to pay the employee the back unpaid wages for overtime hours that were not paid. Unpaid overtime lawsuits also seek […]
CHICAGO — On August 28, 2013, lawyers filed a nationwide class action lawsuit against TMX Finance, LLC and TitleMax of Illinois, Inc. on behalf of current and former General Managers in Training (“GMIT”) who worked at TitleMax locations across the United States. The employees allege that TitleMax violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and […]