Maria Laura Crespo

Maria Laura Crespo ASSOCIATE

Ms. Crespo is involved in the representation of individuals in a wide variety of labor and employment related litigation, including claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, failure to accommodate disabilities, family and medical leave violations, and breach of contract.

Prior to joining Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP, Ms. Crespo served as a law clerk for the Honorable James R. Paganelli of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage. She also worked as a judicial intern at the Office of the Chief Counsel for Industry and Security at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C.

Ms. Crespo is a graduate of The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, earning a degree in International Relations and Psychology. She then earned her Juris Doctor cum laude at the University of Illinois College of Law. Ms. Crespo earned the pro bono notation distinction for her extensive pro bono work while in law school. She was elected Notes Editor of the University of Illinois Journal of Law, Technology, and Policy and advised students on the production of their student notes for publication. Ms. Crespo was also a teaching assistant for Professor Charles J. Tabb and an active member of many student groups.

Ms. Crespo is licensed to practice law in Virginia and in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She will be admitted to practice in New York pending the results of the Uniform Bar Exam.

THE LEGAL TEAM MORE

RECORD SETTING AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS

FOR OUR CLIENTS

$19,100,000

$19.1 Million for Tipped Restaurant Workers.

F&S represented tipped workers at large national dining chain.
Workers such as servers, bussers, runners bartenders, barbacks and other tipped workers at a large national casual dining chain alleged they were owed wages. Their claims included but were not limited to: unpaid overtime, spread-of hours, misappropriated tips, uniform-related expenses and unlawful deductions.

$15,900,000

$15.9 Million for Personal Bankers.

The firm had success in recovering unpaid overtime for personal bankers at a national bank.
The firm was able to recover overtime compensation for personal bankers and others similarly situated at a national bank that operates hundreds of branches throughout the United States. Employees in affected positions claimed they were required to work more than 40 hours a week in order to meet sales quotas but were not compensated overtime for their pay.

$14,500,000

$14.5 Million for Spam Text Victims

F&S successfully represented victims of spam texts from popular clothing brand
Fitapelli & Schaffer was able to recover damages for recipients of unwanted promotional text messages from a popular young adult clothing retailer. The clothing company allegedly violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending text messages to recipients’ cellular phones without their prior express written consent.

$7,000,000

$7.0 Million for Bank Loan Officers

Fitapelli & Schaffer represented loan officers at a premiere national bank for unpaid wages
The firm was able to recover overtime compensation for loan officers at a national bank that operates more than hundreds of branches nationwide. Employees in affected positions claimed they were required to work more than 40 hours a week in order to meet sales goals but were not compensated overtime for their pay.

$5,900,000

$5.9 Million for Commissioned Car Salesmen.

F&S had success recovering unpaid wages for car salesmen at prominent car reseller.
One of the largest auto dealerships in the NYC Metropolitan Area agreed to pay owed wages to its car salesmen. The company was accused of failing to pay salesmen the proper minimum wage, overtime pay, commissions, and made unlawful deductions from their earned wages in violation of federal labor laws.

$4,300,000

$4.3 Million for Personal Bankers

The firm successfully represented personal bankers at large national bank for unpaid wages.
Even though personal bankers at this nationwide bank were classified as exempt from receiving overtime pay, the company routinely required them to work in excess of 40 hours per week. There are federal laws that help protect workers from misclassification and in this situation; Fitapelli & Schaffer was able to recover unpaid overtime for personal bankers throughout the United States.

$4,300,000

$4.3 Million for Entertainers at Gentleman’s Clubs

Fitapelli & Schaffer recovered unpaid wages for entertainers at a popular gentleman’s club
F&S represented entertainers at a popular gentleman’s club in New York City that claimed the club failed to pay them the proper wages. The entertainers were able to recover owed wages that included unpaid minimum wages, overtime pay, spread-of-hours pay, unlawfully retained tips, unlawful deductions, and uniform-related expenses.

$3,600,000

$3.6 Million for Tipped Employees at Upscale Restaurant

Fitapelli & Schaffer successfully represented tipped restaurant workers at an upscale Mexican eatery with multiple locations
Tipped workers alleged that a Mexican Michelin rated restaurant with 17 locations denied them overtime pay, minimum wages, and call-in pay. Our firm was able to recover wages for these tipped employees that included servers, bussers, bartenders, food runners and barbacks.

$3,400,000

$3.4 Million for Assistant Managers at Bank

F&S recovered unpaid overtime for salaried assistant at prominent national bank
Fitapelli & Schaffer successfully recovered unpaid overtime for assistant managers on a salary at a bank with locations nationwide. The salaried workers argued that they were wrongfully classified as exempt from receiving overtime when working over 40 hours per week.

$3,000,000

$3.0 Million for Bank Loan Officers

The firm successfully represented salaried assistant managers at fast food restaurant chain
The fast food chain allegedly misclassified its assistant managers as salaried workers and considered them exempt from receiving overtime pay when working over 40 hours per week. Fitapelli & Schaffer was able to recover overtime compensation for all of the popular fast food chains’ assistant managers nationwide, with the exception of California.

$2,836,000

$2.9 Million for Tipped Restaurant Employees.

The firm represented restaurant workers at large national chain for unpaid wages.
Fitapelli & Schaffer was able to recover unpaid minimum wages, overtime, spread-of hours, and unlawful deductions for tipped restaurant workers at a popular dining chain. Affected workers included servers, bussers, runners bartenders, barbacks and other tipped workers.

$2,250,000

$2.25 Million for Tipped Workers at Chain Sports Bar

F&S recovered unpaid wages for tipped workers at a popular sports bar & restaurant chain
proper minimum wage and overtime. Fitapelli & Schaffer helped the workers recover owed wages to the following positions: servers, bussers, bartenders, and other tipped workers under federal and state labor laws.

$2,000,000

$2.0 Million for Bank Loan Officers

F&S recovered unpaid wages for loan officers at a premiere national bank
Fitapelli & Schaffer was able to successfully recover unpaid overtime for loan officers at a nationwide bank that operates over one thousand locations across the United States. Loan officers for the company alleged that even though they were hourly employees and consistently worked over 40 hours per week they were working off the clock and not getting overtime pay.

$1,950,000

$1.95 Million for Health Care Workers

The firm represented salaried health care workers at a NY based health insurance provider
A New York based health insurance provider allegedly had its health care workers working over 40 hours per week but required they submit weekly timesheets that only showed they worked 37.5 hours. Fitapelli & Schaffer was able to successfully recover compensation for unpaid wages, overtime and spread of hours pay.

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