Lofther v. First Nat. Bank of Chicago

SULLIVAN, District Judge.

This suit was brought under Section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C.A. § 216(b), by certain named plaintiffs who are employees of defendant, on behalf of themselves and other employees alleged to be “similarly situated”, to recover various sums claimed to be due for overtime not compensated for as provided in Section 7(a) of the Act.

The named plaintiffs describe themselves as elevator operators and janitors, and allege that they also bring the suit on behalf of “others similarly situated” whom they describe in the complaint as maintenance men,…