Case 08-C-x, brought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, a ceiling lift installer alleged that he was terminated in retaliation for exercising his rights to receive worker’s compensation benefits.  The ceiling lift installer also alleged that he and the company’s other ceiling lift installers were misclassified as exempt employees, and therefore entitled to unpaid overtime.  The case settled to the ceiling lift installer’s satisfaction.

Case 08-C-x, brought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the director of an early childhood education program alleged that her employer interfered with her rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), and retaliated against her for exercising her FMLA rights.  Specifically, she was discouraged from using the entire twelve weeks of maternity leave provided for by the FMLA, and ultimately not reinstated to her previous position at the conclusion of her maternity leave.  The case settled to the director’s satisfaction.

Case 08-C-x, brought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, two former employees that worked as general laborers for Defendants were not paid their proper wages.  Specifically, the laborers installed showers and other glass fixtures, but were not paid the required overtime rate.  Moreover, Defendants misclassified the employees as independent contractors in order to avoid paying them overtime and to avoid paying employment taxes.  Caffarelli & Siegel Ltd. aggressively pursued the employees’ claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Illinois Minimum Wage Law, Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, and Illinois Employee Classification Act, which eventually led to Defendants consenting to a judgment against them.

Case 2008Lx, which was filed in the Cook Country Circuit Court, a dentist alleged that her employer breached her employment contract by not providing her with the required notice to terminate her employer.  She also alleged that she was terminated in violation of the Illinois Whistleblower Act because she refused to provide unnecessary dental procedures to low-income patients.  The case settled to the dentist’s satisfaction.

Case 08-C-x, a former employee of a candy company sued his former employer for terminating his employment for alleged absenteeism after he had taken time off to attend to his FMLA-qualifying medical condition.  The employer tried to claim that the employee had not given it adequate notice that he required leave.  The case settled to the employee’s satisfaction.

Case 08-C-x, two supermarket employees brought claims against their former employer for unpaid overtime wages.  The case settled to the employees’ satisfaction.

Case 08-C-x, a former employee of a property management company sued his former employee for unpaid overtime wages.  The case settled to the employee’s satisfaction.

Case 08-C-x, a former employee of a painting company sued her former employer on the grounds that she was misclassified under the Fair Labor Standards Act as “exempt,” and therefore that her employer improperly failed to pay her overtime compensation.  The case settled to the employee’s satisfaction.

Case 08-C-x, brought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, an employee in the cleaning industry sued his employer for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act.  The employee was required to travel for 1-2 cumulative hours per day between work sites, and was not compensated for any travel time.  The case settled to the client’s satisfaction.

Cases 08-C-x and 08-C-x, brought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, a number of current and former employees sued an auto repair company for its violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.  The employees alleged that the company failed to pay them overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 hours in one workweek.  The case settled to the clients’ satisfaction.