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Attorney Madeline Engel Joins Caffarelli & Associates Ltd.

Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. is proud to announce that Madeline Engel has joined our Chicago office as an Associate. From the time she graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she received a Certificate in Labor & Employment Law, Ms. Engel has focused her practice exclusively on labor and employment law. She has substantial experience litigating claims arising under the wage and hour laws, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and state, federal, and local discrimination and retaliation statutes. Ms....

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Alejandro Caffarelli & Alexis Martin Prevail in Federal FLSA Trial

On Tuesday, April 26, 2016, Alejandro Caffarelli and Alexis Martin of Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. tried a case before the Honorable Magistrate Judge Soat Brown in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Caffarelli and Ms. Martin represented Plaintiff Juan Valentin Hernandez against The View restaurant, the Defendant. Mr. Hernandez was a former cook for the View who was paid a fixed salary instead of on an hourly basis, and who regularly worked in excess of 40...

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Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. Bus Driver Class Action Featured in Chicago Tribune

On March 18, 2016, the Chicago Tribune's Daily Southtown edition ran a story featuring Caffarelli & Associates Ltd.'s recent class action case, filed on behalf of a group of bus drivers against Positive Connections a/k/a Student Transportation of America. According to the Complaint, the Defendant failed to pay drivers overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act, as well as work performed "off the clock" such as washing and maintaining the Company's busses. You can view the story by clicking...

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Caffarelli & Associates Ltd. Obtains $10.2 Million Settlement in TCPA Case

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 million customers’ cellular phones. Although Ms. Allen was not a Chase customer and never provided the bank with her number, the robocalls she received would...

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Alejandro Caffarelli Featured on Univision Chicago News

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. The segment was developed by Univision Chicago in conjunction with the Hispanic Committee on Legal Rights and Responsibilities of the American Bar Association. Caffarelli &...

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Press Coverage of Caffarelli & Associates Ltd.’s Most Recent Case, Keith Jackson v. NIU et al.

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 things, that he was denied his due process rights when he was placed on leave, suspended, and ultimately terminated in retaliation for defying University President...

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Alejandro Caffarelli a featured speaker at Seventh Circuit Bar Association Seminar

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 7, 2015 - 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. District Court's ceremonial courtroom located at 219 S. Dearborn in Chicago, Illinois. The seminar is...

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Alexis Martin Quoted in Law360 Article on the Recent Santiago NRLB Administrative Decision

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 her at work were posted to her Facebook account with the statement "working like an (sic) slave," and after numerous employees and others commented on...

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Alejandro Caffarelli Quoted in Chicago Tribune re: DOL Guidance on Independent Contractors

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. . . . Worker advocates say companies misclassify employees to save costs by not paying payroll taxes, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation insurance and overtime." The...

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