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Jeffrey Allen, et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 16-1029 · judgment August 3, 2017

Certiorari denied · March 19, 2018

Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

I. Whether, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 201, et. seq., the Employer is required to pay its Employees for offduty overtime work if the Employer has actual knowledge of that work. II. Whether, under the FLSA, the Employer is required to pay Employees for off-duty overtime work if the Employer has constructive knowledge of that work because its written policies and procedures prevent or discourage its Employees from reporting and being paid for that work.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ronald Charles Dahms III
Law Offices of Paul D. Geiger

For respondent
Jonathon D. Byrer

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Mar 19 2018
Petition DENIED.
Feb 28 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018.
Feb 14 2018
Waiver of right of respondent City of Chicago to respond filed.
Dec 11 2017
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2018)