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A federal judge in Springfield has largely pulled the plug on a class action lawsuit against a Taylorville retail merchandising company, saying they can use arbitration agreements to defeat a class action accusing them of shorting worker pay. The plaintiffs asserted that they were underpaid by the company in minimum wage and overtime …
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