Mitchell v. Jewel Food Stores

Plaintiff, James Mitchell, was employed by defendant, Jewel Food Stores, as a security guard from November 1976 until August 1983 in defendant’s southeast Chicago stores. Plaintiff worked one of three different shifts, at one of three different stores. Plaintiff was required to keep track of all hours worked, and the location of each store at which he worked, on a timecard which he would turn in at the end of each workweek. Defendant terminated plaintiff’s employment because plaintiff submitted an incorrect timecard.

Plaintiff brought a breach of contract action against defendant in the…