Legal Opinion
Smith v. Family Video Movie Club, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 19, 2015No. 11-cv-1773PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOHN Z. LEE, United States District Judge
Defendant Family Video Movie Club is a chain of stores that rents and sells DVDs and video games to consumers. The company has stores in 19 states, including Illinois, and it employs over 7000 people. Plaintiffs are former Family Video employees who claim that the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., and the Illinois Minimum Wage Law, 820 ILCS 105/1 et seq., by underpaying them. They have filed their second motion for certification of their state law claims under Federal Rule of Civil…
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