7th Circuit Vacates Wage Deduction Judgment Due To New Indiana Law

Mealey's (June 20, 2019, 10:49 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A trial court’s ruling in a class and collective action over wage deductions and time rounding would remain untouched if it weren’t for a retroactive amendment made to Indiana wage-deduction law made after the trial court’s decision, a Seventh Circuit panel ruled May 29, partially vacating the judgment for the workers and remanding for further proceedings (Brian A. Weil, et al. v. Metal Technologies, Inc., Nos. 18-2556 and 18-2440, 7th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 15946)....