Legal Opinion
Andrews v. Kowa Printing Corp.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided October 20, 2005No. 99111PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Thomas
Flaintiffs, 35 former union employees of Kowa Printing Corporation, brought an action under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (the Wage Act) (820 ILCS 115/1 et seq. (West 2004)) against defendants, Kowa Printing Corporation, Thomas W. Kowa, and Huston-Patterson Corporation. Plaintiffs alleged that they were owed unpaid vacation time and severance pay and that all three defendants were jointly liable for the amounts owed, as all three fell within the Wage Act’s definition of “employer.” See 820 ILCS 115/2 (West 2002). The circuit court of Vermilion County agreed with plaintiffs and…
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