June 22, 2017
The Seventh Circuit on Thursday upheld the certification of two classes of Wisconsin iron foundry workers who say a Hitachi-owned foundry operator violated state law and the Fair Labor Standards Act by not paying for the time workers spend decontaminating themselves after their day is done.
April 13, 2017
Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner on Thursday pegged as "ridiculous" a Hitachi-owned company's argument that 3,500 foundry workers should be forced to file individual lawsuits claiming that they weren't paid for time spent donning and doffing protective gear, throwing doubt onto the company's hope that the appellate court will decertify the class.