Lucas v. JJ's of Macomb, Inc.

SUE E. MYERSCOUGH, U.S. District Judge.

This cause is before the Court on Plaintiff Sebastian Lucas's Motion for Equitable Tolling of the Statute of Limitations (d/e 12). For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS the motion.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff filed his Complaint (d/e 1) on December 20, 2016 and his Amended Complaint (d/e 26) on May 30, 2018. Plaintiff brings claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant JJ's of Macomb, Inc., a Jimmy John's franchisee, misclassified him and other assistant managers as exempt from the FLSA's…