JP Morgan Chase Bank NA agreed to pay $10.2 Million to end a class action lawsuit brought by Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. attorneys Alejandro Caffarelli and Lorrie Peeters on behalf of client Sheila Allen, which accused its automotive loan department of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) by making unauthorized robocalls to over 2 […]
Alejandro Caffarelli was featured on Univision Chicago’s channel 66 newscast at 10:00 pm on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. He was interviewed for the station’s “Conozca Sus Derechos” (Know Your Rights) segment, which is designed to educate the Spanish-speaking community about legal rights and responsibilities. Mr. Caffarelli discussed minimum wage and tip-pooling requirements for tipped employees. […]
Caffarelli & Associates Ltd.’s most recent case, Keith Jackson v. NIU et al., has received significant press coverage. Keith Jackson is the current Controller for Northern Illinois University, although he has now been on involuntary administrative leave for over one year. The lawsuit filed by the Firm on behalf of Mr. Jackson alleges, among other […]
Alejandro Caffarelli will be a featured speaker at a Seventh Circuit Bar Association seminar entitled “Settling an SAP Employment Case: An overview of Employment Law, Settlement Techniques & the U.S. District Court, N.D. Ill., Settlement Assistance Program.” The free CLE* seminar on negotiation of employment disputes & pro bono limited representation is scheduled for October […]
Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. attorney Alexis Martin was quoted in Law360 about a case that the NLRB brought on behalf of the firm’s client, Audelia Santiago. Ms. Santiago was formerly employed by the Tinley Park Hotel and Convention Center LLC, which operates a Holiday Inn outside Chicago. Ms. Santiago was fired after “selfie” photographs of […]
Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. founder Alejandro Caffarelli was quoted in a Chicago Tribune article detailing the United States Department of Labor’s Administrative Guidance regarding the classification of independent contractors. According to the Tribune, “[t]he guidance comes as a growing number of employers are contracting out services to third parties, including subcontractors, temporary agencies and franchisees. […]
Generally speaking, even salaried employees are automatically entitled to receive 1.5 their regular hourly rate so long as their annual salary falls beneath a certain threshold, currently $23,660, regardless of job duties or title. But on Monday night, President Obama announced in an op-ed Huffington Post article that he will direct the U.S. Department of […]
Alejandro Caffarelli was quoted in a recent Chicago Tribune article featuring the Firm’s latest trucking misclassification case, Barrera v DNJ. The article also features Adam Kader from Arise Chicago, which referred the case to Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. See http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-contractor-misclassification-labor-0625-biz-20150624-story.html#page=1 […]
Earlier this week, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court surprised many and saved disparate impact discrimination claims under the Federal Housing Act (“FHA”). See Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. Generally, the disparate impact analysis allows individuals to prove discrimination based upon the disparate impact of an employer’s […]
Congratulations to the Chicago Blackhawks on their Stanley Cup victory! May this inspire our *other* Chicago sports teams to reach new heights . . . . Here are some pictures of the post-victory parade mayhem outside of our offices (bear in mind that a good portion of the Loop looked something like this yesterday afternoon): […]
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