Escudero v. Acres Group

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOSE BALDEMAR ESCUDERO, ) on behalf of himself and other similarly ) situated individuals, ) Case No. 19-CV-454 ) Plaintiff, ) Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman ) v. ) ) ACRES GROUP, and JAMES ) SCHWANTZ, individually, ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM ORDER AND OPINION Plaintiff Jose Baldemar Escudero filed a three-count amended complaint against Defendants Acres Maintenance, Inc. (“Acres Group”)1 and James Schwantz, alleging their failure to pay Escudero and other similarly situated employees overtime wages for all…