September 09, 2024
Abbott Laboratories asked an Illinois federal judge Friday to send two workers' dispute over unpaid sanitary gear changes and hand washings to Ohio where a similar suit is pending, arguing that the move would promote consistent judgments across the "nearly identical" claims.
August 12, 2024
Abbott Laboratories cheated workers out of overtime pay by failing to pay them for the time they spent donning and doffing sanitary equipment and washing their hands, two former employees said in a proposed class and collective action in Illinois federal court.