A lawsuit has been filed against a company and its owner for alleged violations of wage laws, including failure to pay minimum and overtime wages. Aaron Vandiver filed the complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on March 18, 2025, against Quantum Dynamix, LLC, and Michael Wijas.
The case centers around claims that Quantum Dynamix and its owner, Michael Wijas, failed to pay Aaron Vandiver for all hours worked, including overtime. Vandiver alleges that he was initially hired as a salaried employee with an annual salary of $170,000 but was later switched to hourly pay without being compensated for all hours worked. The plaintiff claims that this change resulted in him not receiving payment for non-billable hours or any overtime compensation. According to the complaint, "Defendants would only pay Plaintiff for approved client-billable hours," which left him uncompensated for additional work performed.
Vandiver's lawsuit is grounded in multiple legal frameworks: the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Illinois Minimum Wage Law (IMWL), the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA), and the Chicago Minimum Wage Ordinance. He accuses Quantum Dynamix and Wijas of failing to comply with these laws by not paying minimum wages or overtime and retaliating against him after he raised concerns about their payroll practices. In particular, he alleges that his complaints led to retaliation in the form of reduced assignments and billable hours before his eventual termination.
The plaintiff seeks judgment from the court to recover unpaid wages amounting to approximately $47,000. Additionally, Vandiver requests statutory penalties, attorney’s fees, costs of suit, treble damages under applicable laws like CMWO and IMWA, as well as relief from retaliatory actions taken by his former employer. His attorneys argue that these actions were willful violations of labor laws designed to protect employees' rights.
Representing Aaron Vandiver is Diana C. Servos from S.T. Legal Group based in Deerfield, Illinois. The case is assigned Case ID 1:25-cv-02841 at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.