Dominguez v. Quigley's Irish Pub, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JEFFREY COLE, United States Magistrate Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Melody Dominguez seeks an award of $98,872.50 in attorney fees and $3,943.07 in costs and non-taxable expenses under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) (2008), the Illinois Minimum Wage Law (“IMWL”), 820 ILCS 105/12(a) (2011), and Local Rule 54.3.1 The defendants are scandalized by the amount of attorneys’ fees requested, which is more than 30 times greater than the amount obtained through the settlement agreement. The plaintiffs view is quite different, and in any event she argues that the…