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Cates v. Alliance Coal, LLC et al

  1. October 19, 2023

    Miner Says Coal Co.'s Discovery Delays Preclude Decert.

    A coal miner urged an Illinois federal court not to decertify a worker collective seeking off-the-clock wage claims, arguing that employer-caused discovery delays have prevented the parties from developing the full factual record needed to weigh in on the motion.

  2. October 11, 2023

    Coal Cos. Seek to Decertify Miner OT Collective

    A coal company and several subsidiaries asked an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to decertify a collective of miners and dismiss their suit alleging nonpayment of overtime wages, arguing that the workers' situations were too disparate and that they hadn't brought evidence supporting a group action.

  3. September 28, 2022

    Miners Get Conditional Collective Cert. In OT Suit

    Miners can move forward as a collective in a suit alleging that a coal company didn't properly pay them overtime, after an Illinois federal judge found that the workers shared the same experiences.