August 10, 2021
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday approved a deal resolving employees' claims that a debt collector failed to include commissions in their overtime pay after the parties resolved an initial conflict that would have seen unused funds diverted to the charitable arm of the National Employment Lawyers Association.
April 09, 2021
A class action settlement between a debt collector and employees who claimed their overtime pay rate failed to include commissions can't send unused funds to an organization with ties to class counsel, an Illinois federal judge said, rejecting the $195,000 deal.