June 09, 2026
Illinois wage law does not incorporate a federal test limiting compensable work to tasks performed primarily for an employer's benefit, the Seventh Circuit held Tuesday, reviving Amazon warehouse workers' claims that they were owed overtime for mandatory preshift COVID-19 screenings.
July 09, 2025
The Seventh Circuit shipped to the Illinois Supreme Court a suit accusing Amazon of not paying workers for time spent in COVID-19 screenings, asking the state justices to sort out whether state law incorporates federal regulations for preshift activities.
September 25, 2024
A Seventh Circuit judge appeared inclined Wednesday to let the Illinois Supreme Court weigh in on whether Illinois' minimum wage law incorporates a similar limitation created by an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act that clarifies preliminary activities like COVID-19 screenings aren't compensable.