Miller et al v. St. Clair County Emergency Management Administration

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Case Number:

3:23-cv-02597

Court:

Illinois Southern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Fair Standards

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

J. Phil Gilbert

Firms

  1. December 02, 2025

    Ill. County Nabs Partial Win In 911 Dispatcher Wage Suit

    An Illinois county nabbed a partial win in a wage suit by 911 dispatchers, a federal judge ruled, finding that the workers abandoned a challenge to a meal break deduction but holding that the county's collective bargaining agreement didn't qualify for a federal overtime exemption.

  2. May 29, 2024

    May Roundup: 11 Wage Rulings on Class, Collective Actions

    The month of May brought plenty of rulings in cases with one or two workers trying to assert claims on behalf of others. Whether it's collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act or class actions under state law where the bar to clear is higher, here are 11 rulings on group wage and hour litigation to know from May.

  3. February 21, 2024

    Ill. County Can't Escape 911 Dispatchers' OT Suit

    An Illinois county can't escape claims that it failed to pay 911 dispatchers overtime when they worked more than 40 hours a week because it is not exempt under a section of the Fair Labor Standards Act, an Illinois federal judge ruled.