Legal Opinion
Collins v. Heritage Wine Cellars, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 21, 2009No. 09-1181PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Collins and his fellow plaintiffs — truck drivers employed by Heritage Wine Cellars, a wholesale importer and distributor of wine — sued Heritage and its chief executive officer under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. The Act requires employers to pay overtime (one-and-a-half times the hourly wage) to employees who work more than 40 hours a week, 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1), which the plaintiffs sometimes did; yet until 2007 they were not paid overtime.
The plaintiffs transport wine from a warehouse in the Chicago area, owned by Heritage, to retail stores…
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