Jose Ageo Luna Vanegas v. Signet Builders, Inc.

  1. October 13, 2022

    7th Circ. Won't Rethink Revival Of Immigrant Worker's OT Suit

    The full Seventh Circuit won't reevaluate a panel's decision that revived an immigrant temporary worker's suit alleging unpaid overtime, turning down a construction company's bid to flip the decision.

  2. September 19, 2022

    FLSA Exemptions Apply In Farm OT Suit, 7th Circ. Told

    Signet Builders Inc. urged the Seventh Circuit to reconsider its decision to revive a temporary immigrant worker's suit for time-and-a-half pay, saying his work supporting agricultural operations fell under an exemption in the Fair Labor Standards Act.

  3. August 22, 2022

    Farm Construction Not Necessarily OT-Exempt, 7th Circ. Says

    The Seventh Circuit found that a lower court jumped the gun in concluding that a construction worker who built farm buildings was an overtime-exempt agricultural worker, reviving his Fair Labor Standards Act claims.