COLLINS v. HERITAGE WINE CELLARS, LTD.

No. 09-1181.

589 F.3d 895 (2009)

Anthony COLLINS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HERITAGE WINE CELLARS, LTD. and Steven Hirsch, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 21, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan C. Goldman, Attorney (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Martin K. Denis, Attorney (argued), Barlow, Kobata & Denis, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, MANION, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


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...

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