Morales v. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

Court

District Court, N.D. Illinois (N.D. Ill.)
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Assigned judge

William J. Hibbler · 2,049 cases in index

Docket number

1:09-cv-07005

Cause

29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act
29 U.S.C. § 201 — Fair Labor Standards Act

Nature of suit

710 Labor: Fair Standards
Unpaid-wage and overtime claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Jurisdiction

Federal Question

Jury demand

Both

Date filed

11/07/2009

Date terminated

01/03/2011

42,137 Labor cases in this court are indexed here.

Parties

• plaintiff · Morales · 2054 cases
• defendant · The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc Restaurants & Eating Places · 84 cases

Part of a Larger Litigation Pattern

This is one of 85 Labor cases in our index naming The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc — a possible mass-tort or coordinated-litigation cluster.

• Crane v. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
  District Court, D. MassachusettsFiled 06/13/2025
• Jones v. The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc
  District Court, D. Rhode IslandFiled 06/03/2024
• Noble v. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
  District Court, E.D. New YorkFiled 07/11/2022
• Ramos v. The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc
  District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 04/05/2022
• Linehan v. The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, LLC
  District Court, S.D. FloridaFiled 08/13/2018
• Mayo v. The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc
  District Court, D. MarylandFiled 11/01/2017

About Labor Lawsuits

Labor lawsuits involve the employment relationship — unpaid wages and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, union and collective-bargaining disputes, employee benefits under ERISA, and family and medical leave claims.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Morales v. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated?

Morales v. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is a federal labor lawsuit filed on 11/07/2009 in the District Court, N.D. Illinois. The case was terminated on 01/03/2011. Labor lawsuits involve the employment relationship — unpaid wages and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, union and collective-bargaining disputes, employee benefits under ERISA, and family and medical leave claims.

What type of case is this?

It is classified as “Labor” under the federal nature-of-suit system. Labor lawsuits involve the employment relationship — unpaid wages and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, union and collective-bargaining disputes, employee benefits under ERISA, and family and medical leave claims.

What court is the case in?

The case is in the District Court, N.D. Illinois, docket number 1:09-cv-07005.

When was the case filed?

Morales v. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated was filed on 11/07/2009. It was terminated on 01/03/2011.

What law is the case brought under?

The docket lists the cause as 29 U.S.C. § 201 — Fair Labor Standards Act.