Wage Claims Tolled In Collective Action Against Jimmy John’s Franchisee

Mealey's (July 2, 2018, 1:34 PM EDT) -- SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An Illinois federal judge on June 28 granted a motion to toll the statute of limitations in a wage collective complaint against a sandwich company franchisee during the time a stay was in effect, ruling that the lead plaintiff diligently pursued his complaint and that extraordinary circumstances existed (Sebastian Lucas v. JJ’s of Macomb, Inc., No. 16-3328, C.D. Ill., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108023)....