DeWig v. Landshire, Inc.

This is an action for unpaid overtime compensation brought by plaintiff-appellant, Robert DeWig (DeWig), against his former employer, defendant-appellee, Landshire, Inc. (Landshire). The trial court granted Landshire’s motion for summary judgment, finding that DeWig was exempt from the overtime provision of the Minimum Wage Law (820 ILCS 105/1 et seq. (West 1994)) because he was an "outside salesman,” an employment position excluded from overtime compensation coverage by the statute. DeWig appeals, claiming his employment status falls outside the above exception or at least creates a triable…