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$275,000 Settlement for Restaurant Employees
Represented cooks, bussers, and servers in wide-ranging FLSA and IMWL suit against popular, 24-hour franchise-owned breakfast restaurant. Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants misclassified cooks as salaried-exempt and committed tip credit violations, in addition to other minimum wage and overtime violations. Plaintiffs received a settlement of $275,000.
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$725,000 Settlement for 17 Chicago Car Washers
Two lawsuits against a Chicago car wash resulted in a total settlement of $725,000. 17 car wash employees joined the lawsuits which alleged the workers were paid below the minimum wage rate for tipped employees in Illinois. The car washers also alleged regularly working more than 40 hours per week, but not receiving overtime pay. The car washers promptly reached early settlements after filing suit.
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$118,000 Judgment for Unpaid Overtime
The firm obtained a federal court judgment in the amount of $118,000 on behalf of four cooks and food preparers against a pair of popular near north Mexican eateries and tequila bars. The recovery included back pay for unpaid overtime wages and liquidated or double damages under the FLSA.
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