Alexander v. Caraustar Industries, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JEFFREY COLE, United States Magistrate Judge.

Introduction

Defendant Caraustar Industries, Inc., is the parent company of defendant Caraustar Custom Packing Group, Inc., which, in turn, runs Chicago Carton, a paperboard products manufacturing facility on Chicago’s west side. The plaintiffs are several employees of that facility who claim they were underpaid for the hours they worked.

In their complaint, they alleged that although they were required to arrive before their shifts started and stay after their shifts ended in order to put on required protective gear —…