Legal Opinion
Cuevas v. Bill Tsagalis, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 18, 1986No. 85-0453PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Strouse
This action was brought to recover damages for defendant’s alleged failure to pay federally mandated minimum wages. The trial court, after a bench trial, entered judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $5,296.44 plus costs. Plaintiff timely appealed and defendant cross-appealed, both challenging the amount of the award.
Plaintiff was employed as a busboy by defendant’s restaurant, the Junction Eating Place, in DeKalb. He worked there from August 25, 1980, through January 10, 1982, and then again from April 5, 1982, through July 10,1983.
After being terminated by defendant, plaintiff filed a…
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