Two former part-time JCPenney associates in Illinois can pursue a class action asserting that the retailer violated state wage and hour laws by failing to pay certain accrued vacation time, a federal judge ruled March 8 (Garcia v. JCPenney Corp., Inc., 2016 BL 69571, N.D. Ill., 1:12-cv-03687, class certification granted 3/8/16).
Laura Garcia and Lore Rednour contended that JCPenney Corp. Inc. violated the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act by making vacation pay for part-time non-management associates contingent upon average hourly requirements and a mandatory vesting period.
The question of whether JCPenney’s vacation policy violates state law ...
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