Miller v. J.M. Jones Co.

This appeal involves the effect of a determination under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 48, pars. 39m—1 through 39m—15) of unpaid wages on the proceedings in a circuit court civil action brought to collect those wages. Plaintiff Philip A. Miller requested assistance from the Illinois Department of Labor (Department), contending he had been deprived of certain wages by defendant J.M. Jones Company. The Department conducted an investigation under the provisions of section 11 of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 48, par. 39m—11) and determined that…