Laborers for construction companies are frequently paid improperly at the hand of their employers. They are often salaried or paid a day-rate which, as argued by a recent lawsuit against Cross City Construction, would entitle them to receive overtime pay when working over 40 hours per week. Cross City Construction, a construction contractor who operates at several sites throughout New York City, was hit with a class action FLSA lawsuit on Wednesday, May 10, 2016. Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP is representing the putative class of laborers that work or have worked for Cross City Construction.
The FLSA lawsuit alleges that Cross City Construction engaged in a widespread, repeated and consistent practice of violating the rights of its Laborers under the Fair Labor Standard’s Act (“FLSA”) and the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”). This lawsuit claims that Cross City Construction failed to pay its Laborers the appropriate premium for overtime when working over 40 hours per week, failing to record all of the time worked at the company, failing to keep true and accurate time and pay records, failing to furnish its Laborers with the proper annual wage notices as well as wage statements. Due to the many similarly situated current and former Laborers who have been denied overtime compensation in violation of the FLSA and NYLL, those who brought the case believe other eligible Laborers would benefit from the issuance of a court-supervised notice of this lawsuit and the opportunity to join it.
If you or anyone you know work for a construction company that may have an unlawful policy or practice of minimizing labor costs by failing to properly pay you for your overtime hours, it would be in your best interest to contact an employment lawyer. The employment lawyers at Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP are strongly committed to protecting the rights of hard working employees. We are seeking to represent all Laborers in this FLSA lawsuit who work or have worked at any of the Cross City Construction jobsites. Anyone who has held a similar position in this industry should consider contacting us in order to discuss your potential rights under the FLSA. For additional information, please call the employment lawyers at Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP at (212) 300-0375 or visit our website at www.fslawfirm.com.