Stamped Complaint – Monzon v. 103W77 Partners, LLC, et al 13 cv 5951 (AT)
On August 23, 2013, Roldan Monzon (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court (S.D.N.Y.) on behalf of himself and similarly situated “tipped workers” that worked at Dovetail Restaurant (“Dovetail”), alleging that Dovetail unlawfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”). Plaintiff is seeking to recover damages resulting ...
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On August 6, 2013, the United States District Court ruled against Astoria Brewhouse (“Defendant”) in their motion to dismiss several claims filed by former employee/bartender Nicholas Ritz (“Ritz”) alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York Labor Law (NYLL). The Defendant’s motion to dismiss was regarding a previous offer made to Ritz which it believed made the Plaintiff’s claims moot. More specifically, after Ritz received ...
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On July 25, 2013, Carlos Flores, Hermelindo Tendilla, Rafael Aldape and Francisco Delarosa-Atlatenco (“Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court (S.D.N.Y.) on behalf of themselves and similarly situated “tipped workers” that worked at Harry’s Steak House (“Harry’s”) alleging that Harry’s unlawfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the New York Labor Law (NYLL). The Plaintiffs are seeking to ...
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Conde Nast Allegedly Violates Federal and State, Wage and Hour Laws by Failing to Pay Interns
On June 13, 2013, two former interns, Lauren Ballinger and Matthew Leib (Plaintiffs) filed a class action complaint in U.S. Federal Court (S.D.N.Y.) on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated against Conde Nast Publications ...
Continue Reading →On June 12, 2013, the Alycia Carrillo (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint in U.S. Federal Court on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated that worked at The Ainsworth and Ainsworth Park (collectively, the “Ainsworth Bars”), as class representative, alleging that Paige Hospitality Group (“Defendant”) unlawfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) and New York Labor Law (NYLL). The plaintiff is seeking to recover unpaid minimum wages, overtime compensation, spread of hours pay, misappropriated gratuities, misappropriated service charges, unlawful ...
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S.D.N.Y. Grants Conditional Certification and Court-Authorized Notice to Tipped Employees against Ruby Tuesday Restaurants
On June 11, 2013, the U.S. Federal Court (S.D.N.Y.) granted conditional certification and court-authorized notice to potential class members in Guttentag v. Ruby Tuesday, ...
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Fox Entertainment Group and Fox Searchlight Pictures Violate Federal and State, Wage and Hour Laws by Failing to Pay Interns
On June 11, 2013, the U.S. Federal Court (S.D.N.Y) held in Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures that Fox ...
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On May 22, 2013, the United State Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied defendants Gristede’s Operating Corp.’s appeal from District Judge Paul A. Crotty’s award of $3,415,450 in attorneys’ fees and $442,609.85 in costs to plaintiffs after the parties entered into a $3,530,000 settlement on the eve of trial.
Defendants argued that the district court did not adequately ...
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On April 30, 2013, Fitapelli & Schaffer filed a class and collective action lawsuit against the owners and operators of Restaurant Riki, Box Snack Riki, and Riki Yakiniku Izakaya (collectively referred to as the “Riki Restaurants”), for failing to pay minimum wages, overtime wages, spread of hours pay, and for misappropriating customer tips intended for their servers. According to the lawsuit, the Riki Restaurants have violated numerous provisions of the ...
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On April 1, 2013, Fitapelli & Schaffer filed a class and collective action lawsuit against Wanrong Trading Corp. (“Wanrong”) for failing to pay overtime wages for hours worked over 40 per workweek. According to the lawsuit, Wanrong misclassified its employees as exempt from overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”). In order to minimize labor costs, Wanrong, a meat processing ...
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