Legal Opinion
Baker, James A. v. Kingsley, Alfred D.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 27, 2004No. 04-1071PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, initiated this suit in Illinois state court alleging that defendants-appellees violated the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (“Illinois Wage Act”), 820 ILCS § 115/5. Defendants removed the case to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, citing as the basis for the court’s jurisdiction the complete preemption of plaintiffs’ claim by § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 185. Thereafter, plaintiffs amended their complaint,…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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