Dobrov v. Hi-Tech Paintless Dent Repair, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION TARAS DOBROV, individually and on ) behalf of a class, ) ) Plaintiff, ) No. 1:20-CV-00314 ) v. ) ) Judge Edmond E. Chang HI-TECH PAINTLESS DENT REPAIR, ) INC., and MARK TSURKIS, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Taras Dobrov, a car-repair technician, brings this proposed class action against Hi-Tech Paintless Dent Repair, Inc. and its CEO and founder, Mark Tsurkis, for mis- classifying Dobrov and other technicians as “independent contractors” to avoid paying them owed overtime pay. Dobrov alleges…