Legal Opinion
Wilkins v. Just Energy Group, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 13, 2015No. Case No. 13 C 5806PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Joan B. Gottsehall, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Levonna Wilkins filed this lawsuit, which is styled as a class action, claiming that the defendants misclassified her as an independent contractor and an outside salesperson pursuant to the Illinois Minimum Wage Law, 820 111. Comp. Stat. § 105/1, et seq. (IMWL”). Jurisdiction is based on the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d). In the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, they contend that Wilkins is outside the ambit of the IMWL because she is an outside salesperson. Wilkins’ motion…
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