Ranita Dailey, a former salesperson at Groupon, is lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, which was filed last month in Illinois North District Court in Chicago. The suit demands back wages for the past three years plus punitive damages for non-payment of overtime.
Dailey could not be reached for comment, but her attorney, David E. Stevens, confirmed the existence of the case, which was originally reported by PaidContent."We dont comment on litigation," says a Groupon rep, "but we'll fight this vigorously."
This isn't the first time Groupon has been the subject of such a suit. In March 2010, law firm Edleson McGuire filed a class-action suit alleging the company violated gift certificate laws by including expiration dates on them. That suit was eventually dismissed, but Groupon responded on its blog, stating: "We didn’t start Groupon so we could spend our time fighting with lawyers, so we’re happy to try and end this and get back to making cool stuff for our customers."