Mealey's (September 20, 2017, 3:28 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on Sept. 18 granted conditional certification in a wage-and-hour lawsuit filed by individuals paid to catch chickens who allege that their piece-rate pay violates the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (Jimmy R. Nicks, et al. v. Koch Meat Co., Inc., et al., No. 16-6446, N.D. Ill., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150763)....