March 2010 : Converse & Brown settled the case of Paket Corporation v. General Casualty of Illinois.
February 26, 2010 : Converse & Brown (along with co-counsel) filed the case of Warren v. SCS Chicago, L.L.C. (a/k/a Le Colonial Restaurant), in which plaintiffs allege claims relating to Le Colonial's improper tip pooling practices and its improper taking of a meal deduction from the wages of its hourly employees.
January 25, 2010 : Converse & Brown (along with co-counsel) filed the case of Escobar v. Luxottica Retail North America, Inc. (f/k/a LensCrafters), in which plaintiffs allege claims relating to LensCrafters' practice of causing its hourly employees to work "off-the-clock" and without pay, and relating to its practice of "shaving time" from the payroll records of its hourly employees.
December 23, 2009 : Converse & Brown (along with co-counsel) prevailed on an interlocutory appeal in the case of Lewis v. Giordano's Enterprises, Inc. (now known as Ibarra v. Giordano's Enterprises, Inc.). The Illinois Appellate Court, First District, held that private releases of an employee's claims arising under the Illinois Minimum Wage Law and the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, obtained by an employer while a motion for class certification was pending, are void as a matter of law. See, 397 Ill.App.3d 581, 921 N.E.2d 740 (1 st Dist. 2009).
December 17, 2009 : Converse & Brown (along with co-counsel) filed the case of Turner v. Millennium Park Joint Venture, LLC (d/b/a The Park Grill and Park Grill Café), in which plaintiffs allege claims relating to The Park Grill's improper tip pooling practices.
September 24, 2009 : Converse & Brown filed the case of Slayton v. Iowa College Acquisition Corp. (d/b/a Kaplan Online), in which plaintiffs allege claims relating to Kaplan's practice of causing its hourly employees to work "off-the-clock" and without pay.
June 30, 2009 : Converse & Brown (along with co-counsel) filed the case of Williams-Green v. J. Alexander Restaurants, Inc., in which plaintiffs allege claims relating to J. Alexander's improper tip pooling practices, and relating to its failure to properly pay overtime wages to its hourly employees.
March 20, 2009 : Converse & Brown (along with co-counsel) filed the case of Ruffin v. Exel Direct, Inc., in which plaintiffs allege claims relating to Exel Direct's failure to pay the proper amount of compensation owed to its delivery drivers, in violation of the parties' agreement.
May 15, 2008 : Converse & Brown (along with co-counsel) filed the case of Harlacker v. Giordano's Enterprises, Inc., in which plaintiffs allege claims relating to Giordano's improper practice of misclassifying its delivery drivers as independent contractors instead of employees, and failing to pay the proper wages as a result of such misclassification.
