November 18, 2024
A former employee of North Carolina-based utility services company Stake Center Locating LLC asked an Illinois federal judge to certify his proposed class of workers that were allegedly not paid proper overtime, stating that "it's no secret SCL uniformly requires its locators to work off the clock."
July 30, 2024
An Illinois utility locating company escaped an ex-worker's off-the-clock work claims in a proposed overtime class action, after a federal judge found that the worker never objected to the company's policy of not paying for that time and ruling that the company must still face state overtime wage claims related to vehicle allowances.
June 04, 2024
An Illinois federal judge denied an ex-utility worker's "perplexing" bid to toss his own wage lawsuit soon after his former employer filed a motion for judgment, rejecting the worker's argument that the court lacks jurisdiction over his proposed class action against the utility locating services company.