Hudson v. Protech Security Group, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER1

SIDNEY I. SCHENKIER, United States Magistrate Judge

On December 9, 2016, plaintiff William Hudson brought suit on behalf of himself and a group of allegedly similarly situated security officers and patrol personnel currently and formerly employed by defendants Protech Security Group and its president, Keith Benson (collectively, “Protech”), for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), Illinois Minimum Wage Law (“IMWL”), and Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (“IWP-CA”) (doc. # 1: Compl.). The parties have conducted limited discovery into certifica*799t…