Legal Opinion
Robert Schaefer v. Walker Bros. Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 2016No. 15-1058PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Through corporations he controls, Ray Walker operates six Original® Pancake House restaurants in Illinois. Robert Schaefer, who worked as a server at three of these restaurants, contends that they violate the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-19, and its state equivalent the Illinois Minimum Wage Law, 820 ILCS 105/1 to 105/15. Federal and state laws provide that tips count toward the minimum wage and permit employers to pay less in the expectation that tips will make up the difference. Both statutes require some cash payment from the employer, however, no…
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